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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sly Stone - The Myth of Staggerlee (Comprising sections Sly Versus Superfly through A Quiet Rebellion).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Ronnie Hawkins.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Bo Diddley.

2. In "The Band," what problem does Marcus reveal about The Band's sense of community?
(a) They are isolationists.
(b) They lose themselves in each other.
(c) They had a false sense of community.
(d) They struggle to live in it.

3. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?
(a) Erich Segal.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Norman Mailer.

4. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," what is pop culture by definition?
(a) Rebellious.
(b) Angry.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Determined.

5. What is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?
(a) A digression.
(b) An autobiography.
(c) An appendix.
(d) A footnote.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

2. Why did political activist, Eldridge Cleaver, not want to go to jail?

3. What political group does Marcus compare to Sly Stone's music in "Sly Stone"?

4. Who, according to Marcus, gave Staggerlee the cruelest epitaph?

5. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?

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