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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Robert Johnson - 1938.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Marcus claim puts the pieces together to find meaning in the music?
(a) The audience.
(b) Artists.
(c) Rock 'n' rollers.
(d) The critic.

2. 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.

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

4. How did Robert Johnson die?
(a) Old age.
(b) Drug overdose.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Murdered.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who interrupts the fight over the book in the Prologue?

2. What was Johnson's instrument of choice?

3. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?

4. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," what do both Ahab and Huck have in common?

5. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the only way to quiet Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?

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