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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Elvis Moves Out through Finale).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some bullies call Elvis before he was a star and had grown side burns?
(a) Loser.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Dog.
(d) Hippie.

2. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Erich Segal.

3. What is the subject of Robert Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?
(a) A man seeking salvation.
(b) A woman the speaker misses.
(c) The end of the world as we know it.
(d) A man who wants power over other souls.

4. Marcus tells that Melville once wrote that a man is only free if he says what?
(a) No.
(b) Mine.
(c) Yes.
(d) Help.

5. What is the "old American idea" that the worried man is stuck in according to Marcus?
(a) The past as the present.
(b) An innocent world.
(c) A joint-stock world.
(d) Tradition before change.

Short Answer Questions

1. What controversial topics are addressed in Randy Newman's song "Sail Away"?

2. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?

3. In "The Band," what does Marcus say the Band felt was a mistake?

4. What album does Marcus say belongs to Richard Manuel in "The Band?

5. What does Leslie Fielder call the Beatles in "Randy Newman"?

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