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

2. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Huck Finn.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Starbuck.

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

4. What is the name of the television show that Greil Marcus uses as an example in the Prologue?
(a) The Dick Cavett Show.
(b) Donny Carson's Show.
(c) The Dick Clark Show.
(d) The Late Show.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Robert Johnson - 1938," why do some of Robert Johnson's contemporaries say that Johnson sold his soul to the devil?

2. According to Marcus in "The Band," what message did The Band originally try to get across?

3. Which of the following performers will NOT be discussed in Mystery Train?

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

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

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