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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections Introduction through Crossing the Border).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the only way to quiet Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?
(a) Ear plugs.
(b) Turn it down.
(c) Walk away.
(d) Turn it off.

3. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?
(a) Isolate them from people who dislike their music.
(b) Speak for them.
(c) Create a community.
(d) Take away fear and pain.

4. In "The Band," what does Marcus say the Band felt was a mistake?
(a) The politics were quieting down because of the loss of great political leaders.
(b) Country music was the most popular music.
(c) Young Americans thought rock 'n' roll was on its way out.
(d) Young Americans felt like exiles in America.

5. In the Prologue, Marcus says that the music he will discuss dramatizes what?
(a) Life in the projects.
(b) What it means to be American.
(c) The racial tensions of the time.
(d) The war.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what song does Marcus quote to introduce the chapter "Robert Johnson -1938"?

3. In "The Band," Marcus tells that groups are images of what?

4. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?

5. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?

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