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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What album does Marcus say belongs to Richard Manuel in "The Band?
(a) Dixie.
(b) Moondog Matinee.
(c) The Weight.
(d) Share Your Love.

3. What type of art does Marcus think rock 'n' roll is?
(a) Democratic.
(b) Modern.
(c) Classic.
(d) Republican.

4. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Huck Finn.

5. Who interrupts the fight over the book in the Prologue?
(a) Rita Moreno.
(b) Little Richard.
(c) Erich Segal.
(d) John Simon.

6. What was the original name of the Band in the early sixties?
(a) The Bush Beaters.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Hawks.
(d) Robbie and the Rockers.

7. "Me and the Devil Blues" uses imagery that provokes what emotion?
(a) Love.
(b) Lust.
(c) Hubris.
(d) Desolation.

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

9. With whom is Carmen walking in the song "To Kingdom Come"?
(a) Robbie Robertson.
(b) The worried man.
(c) The devil.
(d) Robert Johnson.

10. In "The Band," Marcus tells that groups are images of what?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Family.
(c) Hope.
(d) Community.

11. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what song does Marcus say "set the stage for rock 'n' roll"?
(a) "Up on Cripple Creek."
(b) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(c) "Mixed-Up Confusion."
(d) "Howling Tomcat."

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

13. How many songs did Johnson record before he died?
(a) 5.
(b) 98.
(c) 30.
(d) 29.

14. In "The Band," what does Marcus say the Band felt was a mistake?
(a) Young Americans thought rock 'n' roll was on its way out.
(b) Young Americans felt like exiles in America.
(c) Country music was the most popular music.
(d) The politics were quieting down because of the loss of great political leaders.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Sam Phillips' profession?

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

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

5. What image does The Band use that shows both division and unity?

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