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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. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

2. The Riot album reveals what image that Sly had for himself?
(a) Artist.
(b) Success.
(c) Failure.
(d) Cop out.

3. Who said "when I was a boy . . . I was the hero in comic books and movies. I grew up believing in a dream"?
(a) Hank Williams.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Greil Marcus.
(d) Johnny Cash.

4. What church did Elvis attend as a boy?
(a) Assembly of God.
(b) Seven Day Adventist.
(c) He did not go to church.
(d) Christ the King.

5. What song does Marcus claim to be "the most menacing piece of rock 'n' roll ever made"?
(a) "Who Do You Love."
(b) "Stones in My Passway."
(c) "Bo Diddley."
(d) "How Many More Years."

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Robert Johnson die?

2. Where are dreams imprisoned according to Marcus in "Sly Stone"?

3. Where does the line "They're animals anyway . . . let them lose their souls" come from?

4. What type of audience does Marcus believe Randy Newman attracts?

5. In "Robert Johnson - 1938," why do some of Robert Johnson's contemporaries say that Johnson sold his soul to the devil?

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