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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 American culture built on according to Marcus?
(a) Deception.
(b) Careers.
(c) History.
(d) Myths.

2. Who wrote: "You run without moving from a terror in which you cannot believe"?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Greil Marcus.

3. What is ironic about rock 'n' roll and democracy?
(a) Each asks people to be something better than they are.
(b) They are both individual and a community.
(c) Neither works in a specific way.
(d) They demand work and play.

4. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?
(a) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(b) "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care."
(c) "Rip It Up."
(d) "Hound Dog."

5. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," whose music caught the spirit and sound of Harmonica Frank and made it popular?
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Little Richard.
(d) Elvis Presley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?

3. Why does Marcus believe it is important to study the stories of some performers even if the book does not encompass everything?

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

5. According to the Prologue, why are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson included in Mystery Train?

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