This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections The Righteous Land through The Weight).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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?
(a) They were inheritors of rock 'n' roll.
(b) They studied under many different bands.
(c) They were musical geniuses.
(d) They stole from the best and pieced it together.

4. What is the last number on The Band album?
(a) "Dixie."
(b) "Crossing the Great Divide."
(c) "Whispering Pines."
(d) "King Harvest."

5. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," Marcus claims that Phillips was looking for music to do what?
(a) Anger people.
(b) Confuse things.
(c) Affirm traditional roles.
(d) Start a revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. "Me and the Devil Blues" uses imagery that provokes what emotion?

3. What is American culture built on according to Marcus?

4. The Prologue states that Marcus wants to discuss rock 'n' roll in what context?

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

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