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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what gives music "mythical authority"?
(a) When the songs attract fans.
(b) When the music tells a story.
(c) When the music reflects life.
(d) When the singer uses a deeper tenor.

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

3. The Prologue states that Marcus wants to discuss rock 'n' roll in what context?
(a) As music in general.
(b) As a counterculture.
(c) As American culture.
(d) As youth culture.

4. In the Prologue, Marcus says that the music he will discuss dramatizes what?
(a) The war.
(b) The racial tensions of the time.
(c) What it means to be American.
(d) Life in the projects.

5. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) Satanists.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Puritans.
(d) Voodoo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?

3. What is the subject of Robert Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?

4. What was Johnson's instrument of choice?

5. How did Robert Johnson die?

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