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

2. What magazine had an article "measuring Richard Manuel for a straight-jacket" (62)?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Playboy.
(c) Time.
(d) Rolling Stones.

3. According to the critics Marcus references in "The Band," who was Robbie Robertson's "foil"?
(a) The Band.
(b) The manager.
(c) The audience.
(d) Robert Manuel.

4. Who wrote "Papa Was a Rolling Stone?'
(a) The Temptations.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Jimmy Hendrix.
(d) Sly Stone.

5. In "The Band," to what does Marcus compare the song "We Can Talk About It Now"?
(a) The beginning of a new relationship.
(b) A reunion.
(c) A roller coaster.
(d) A merry-go-round.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Whispering Pines"?

2. Marcus believes that "There's a Riot Goin' On" is an example of what?

3. According to Marcus in "The Band," what is the storyteller in the second album?

4. According to Marcus, what is the affirmation that sums up The Band?

5. In "The Band," Marcus tells that Robbie Robertson believed the "music" came from where?

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