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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 is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?
(a) A digression.
(b) An autobiography.
(c) A footnote.
(d) An appendix.

2. Who says "Instead of throwing a knapsack over your back and getting out on the highway, to learn about life, we were able to do it together. We were protected by one another"?
(a) Robert Manuel.
(b) Bobby Bland.
(c) Robbie Robertson.
(d) Greil Marcus.

3. To which historical figure does Marcus compare Elvis?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Richard Nixon.

4. Who wrote "obviously, it is easier to kill than to create" (95)?
(a) Sly Stone.
(b) Nietszche.
(c) Josef von Sternberg.
(d) Greil Marcus.

5. What was Elvis called in the beginning of his career?
(a) A good 'ole boy.
(b) Hillbilly Cat.
(c) The King.
(d) Bilbo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the mood in the Riot album?

2. What is the name of Randy Newman's album that finally gained him a larger audience?

3. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?

4. According to the myth, who did Staggerlee shoot?

5. What is the name of the television show that Greil Marcus uses as an example in the Prologue?

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