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

2. What was Johnson's instrument of choice?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Piano.
(c) Harmonica.
(d) Guitar.

3. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the only way to quiet Johnson's song "Stones in My Passway"?
(a) Ear plugs.
(b) Turn it down.
(c) Turn it off.
(d) Walk away.

4. What song of Elvis Presley's is mentioned as having the "young hold on freedom" and a "touch of fear" reminiscent to Robert Johnson's?
(a) "Blue Suede Shoes."
(b) "Hound Dog."
(c) "God's Song."
(d) "Peace in the Valley."

5. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?
(a) Erich Segal.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Norman Mailer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?

2. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?

3. "Me and the Devil Blues" uses imagery that provokes what emotion?

4. From what feeling does Robert Johnson pull his images?

5. According to Marcus in "The Band," what message did The Band originally try to get across?

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