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

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

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

4. What was Elvis called in the beginning of his career?
(a) A good 'ole boy.
(b) Hillbilly Cat.
(c) Bilbo.
(d) The King.

5. What does Marcus say failure mean to Americans in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) Loss.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Despair.
(d) Betrayal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Robert Johnson - 1938," why do some of Robert Johnson's contemporaries say that Johnson sold his soul to the devil?

3. What song does Marcus claim is Robert Johnson's most terrifying song?

4. Who wrote: "You run without moving from a terror in which you cannot believe"?

5. What did Sly Stone call his band?

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