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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. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?
(a) Ronnie Hawkins.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Bo Diddley.

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

3. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?
(a) Entertain.
(b) Redefine love.
(c) Create oneself.
(d) Make music for money.

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

5. What song does Marcus claim is Robert Johnson's most terrifying song?
(a) "Me and the Devil Blues."
(b) "Stones in My Passway."
(c) "Come on in My Kitchen."
(d) "Walking Blues."

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Marcus claim to be "the most menacing piece of rock 'n' roll ever made"?

2. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," whose music caught the spirit and sound of Harmonica Frank and made it popular?

3. What is the name of the television show that Greil Marcus uses as an example in the Prologue?

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

5. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?

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