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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. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) Greil Marcus.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Carl Perkins.

2. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?
(a) "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care."
(b) "Hound Dog."
(c) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(d) "Rip It Up."

3. What is Sam Phillips' profession?
(a) Songwriter.
(b) Musician.
(c) Record producer.
(d) Singer.

4. According to the Prologue, why are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson included in Mystery Train?
(a) They taught the rock 'n' roll legends.
(b) They preceded rock 'n' roll.
(c) They are rock 'n' roll legends.
(d) They were against rock 'n' roll.

5. From what song does Marcus quote to introduce the chapter "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) "Rip It Up."
(b) "Love in Vain."
(c) "All Shook Up."
(d) "Me and the Devil Blues."

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is being discussed on the television show sketch used in the Prologue?

2. 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?

3. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?

4. In "The Band," Marcus tells that groups are images of what?

5. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?

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