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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Fanfare through The Rockabilly Moment).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Bob Dylan claim was "America's greatest poet"?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Smokey Robinson.
(d) Randy Newman.

2. To which historical figure does Marcus compare Elvis?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Stevie Wonder.

3. Who said "This is the mystery of democracy . . . that its richest fruits spring up out of souls which no man has prepared and in circumstances where they are least expected"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Greil Marcus.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what gives music "mythical authority"?
(a) When the music tells a story.
(b) When the music reflects life.
(c) When the singer uses a deeper tenor.
(d) When the songs attract fans.

5. What is the name of Elvis' mother?
(a) Gladys Presley.
(b) Helen Preston.
(c) Lydia Preston.
(d) Lisa Presley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "when I was a boy . . . I was the hero in comic books and movies. I grew up believing in a dream"?

2. According to the myth, who did Staggerlee shoot?

3. What was Elvis called in the beginning of his career?

4. What single did Sly release that was the "most optimistic of all"?

5. How many songs did Johnson record before he died?

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