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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Harmonica Frank - 1951.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to the Prologue, why are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson included in Mystery Train?
(a) They are rock 'n' roll legends.
(b) They were against rock 'n' roll.
(c) They preceded rock 'n' roll.
(d) They taught the rock 'n' roll legends.

3. Who said "If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye, and that eye is in the middle of her forehead, you don't keep her in the living room"?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Erich Segal.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

4. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?
(a) Cruel and truthful.
(b) Tender and free.
(c) Crazy and chaotic.
(d) Unrepentant and free.

5. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Carl Perkins.
(c) Sam Phillips.
(d) Greil Marcus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?

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

3. What type of art does Marcus think rock 'n' roll is?

4. How did Marcus feel when Elvis was drafted?

5. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?

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