Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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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. Whom does Marcus claim puts the pieces together to find meaning in the music?
(a) Artists.
(b) The critic.
(c) Rock 'n' rollers.
(d) The audience.

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

3. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?
(a) Boring them.
(b) Making people think.
(c) Changing their lives.
(d) Making people feel better.

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

5. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Erich Segal.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Carmen walking in the song "To Kingdom Come"?

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

3. Who wrote the song entitled "Layla"?

4. What was the original name of the Band in the early sixties?

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

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