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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. Who, according to Marcus, gave Staggerlee the cruelest epitaph?
(a) John Hurt.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Eldridge Cleaver.
(d) Elvis Presley.

2. According to Marcus, what is the affirmation that sums up The Band?
(a) Nothing is really divided.
(b) Bad things happen, and you can't do anything about it.
(c) Life has been so good to us all.
(d) Don't worry, Be happy.

3. At the time Riot was made, who was making the decisions about what kind of records would be created?
(a) Producers.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Managers.
(d) Artists.

4. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," what is the spirit behind Riot?
(a) African pride.
(b) Black self-criticism.
(c) American pride.
(d) White self-criticism.

5. What is the subject of Robert Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?
(a) A woman the speaker misses.
(b) A man who wants power over other souls.
(c) The end of the world as we know it.
(d) A man seeking salvation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The song "We Can Talk About It Now" creates what kind of image?

3. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

4. In "The Band," what is Marcus' "sentimental favorite" American motto?

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

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