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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what voice does Newman sing his songs?
(a) His own.
(b) The audience.
(c) The character's.
(d) The storyteller's.

2. What literary figure does Marcus allude to in "Sly Stone" when identifying how Sly speaks in the music?
(a) Ahab.
(b) Golem.
(c) Frodo.
(d) Starbuck.

3. Why did political activist, Eldridge Cleaver, not want to go to jail?
(a) He was afraid to be the next Billy Lyons.
(b) He loved freedom too much.
(c) He was innocent.
(d) He did not want to lose his friends.

4. Why did people riot at Sly Stone concerts in the 70s?
(a) Sly sold out.
(b) Sly showed up late or not at all.
(c) His music provoked angry emotions.
(d) The police showed up and made racial slurs.

5. According to Marcus in "The Band," what message did The Band originally try to get across?
(a) You cannot win when everything is against you.
(b) America is a disappointment.
(c) Beauty can come from terror.
(d) America has possibilities no one has seen yet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Band," what is Marcus' "sentimental favorite" American motto?

2. What controversial topics are addressed in Randy Newman's song "Sail Away"?

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

4. To which historical figure does Marcus compare Elvis?

5. Who wrote "Papa Was a Rolling Stone?'

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