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

2. What motto of Hank Williams' made him similar to Robert Johnson according to Marcus?
(a) Life goes on.
(b) The end is near.
(c) What life doesn't give me, I'll take.
(d) Nothing really matters.

3. Who wrote "Little Wing"?
(a) Sly Stone.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Jimmy Hendrix.
(d) Neil Young.

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

5. Who wrote the song entitled "Layla"?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Eric Clapton.
(d) Sly Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Elvis' mother?

2. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?

3. From what feeling does Robert Johnson pull his images?

4. From whom does Marcus quote in the beginning to introduce the myth of Staggerlee in "Sly Stone"?

5. To which historical figure does Marcus compare Elvis?

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