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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. Four of the members from The Band are from where?
(a) Canada.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Australia.

2. What song of Elvis Presley's is mentioned as having the "young hold on freedom" and a "touch of fear" reminiscent to Robert Johnson's?
(a) "Hound Dog."
(b) "Peace in the Valley."
(c) "God's Song."
(d) "Blue Suede Shoes."

3. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?
(a) To get rich quick.
(b) To free oneself from constraints and learn the value of those limits.
(c) To be the best and not hurt others.
(d) To be an artist and not lose oneself.

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

5. With whom is Carmen walking in the song "To Kingdom Come"?
(a) Robbie Robertson.
(b) The devil.
(c) Robert Johnson.
(d) The worried man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?

2. What is the subject of Robert Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?

3. In "The Band," what does Marcus say the Band felt was a mistake?

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

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

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