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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Robert Johnson - 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of music did Harmonica Frank sing?
(a) Country.
(b) Rap.
(c) Rock 'n roll.
(d) Blues.

2. Why does Marcus believe it is important to study the stories of some performers even if the book does not encompass everything?
(a) It is fun.
(b) The truth needs to be told.
(c) It is a glimpse of the future.
(d) The story matters.

3. Who wrote: "You run without moving from a terror in which you cannot believe"?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) William Faulkner.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Greil Marcus.

4. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?
(a) Create oneself.
(b) Redefine love.
(c) Entertain.
(d) Make music for money.

5. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?
(a) Cruel and truthful.
(b) Unrepentant and free.
(c) Tender and free.
(d) Crazy and chaotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?

2. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the only way to quiet Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?

3. Which of the following performers will NOT be discussed in Mystery Train?

4. What is Sam Phillips' profession?

5. In the Prologue, Marcus says that the music he will discuss dramatizes what?

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