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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?
(a) He played the harmonica out of one side of his mouth.
(b) He was a blues singer.
(c) When he sang, he sounded like a harmonica.
(d) His mouth looked like a harmonica.

2. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?
(a) Isolate them from people who dislike their music.
(b) Speak for them.
(c) Create a community.
(d) Take away fear and pain.

3. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what song does Marcus say "set the stage for rock 'n' roll"?
(a) "Mixed-Up Confusion."
(b) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(c) "Up on Cripple Creek."
(d) "Howling Tomcat."

4. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Little Richard.
(d) Sam Phillips.

5. What song of Elvis Presley's is mentioned as having the "young hold on freedom" and a "touch of fear" reminiscent to Robert Johnson's?
(a) "Blue Suede Shoes."
(b) "God's Song."
(c) "Hound Dog."
(d) "Peace in the Valley."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "I learned the words to Little Richard's songs the best I could and what I couldn't figure out didn't matter"?

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

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

4. What is the subject of Robert Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?

5. In "The Band," what does Marcus point to as the reason that The Band had the influences of many different bands and yet had an original sound?

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