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

2. In "The Band," what is Marcus' "sentimental favorite" American motto?
(a) "Peace."
(b) "We must all hang together, or we shall all hang separately."
(c) "Give me liberty or give me death."
(d) "Don't tread on me."

3. Why does Marcus believe it is important to study the stories of some performers even if the book does not encompass everything?
(a) The truth needs to be told.
(b) It is fun.
(c) It is a glimpse of the future.
(d) The story matters.

4. In "The Band," Marcus tells that groups are images of what?
(a) Community.
(b) Hope.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Robert Johnson die?

2. What does Marcus say failure mean to Americans in "Robert Johnson -1938"?

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

4. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?

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

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