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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 to be "the most menacing piece of rock 'n' roll ever made"?
(a) "How Many More Years."
(b) "Bo Diddley."
(c) "Who Do You Love."
(d) "Stones in My Passway."

2. Who interrupts the fight over the book in the Prologue?
(a) John Simon.
(b) Rita Moreno.
(c) Little Richard.
(d) Erich Segal.

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

4. What author does Marcus quote in the beginning of "Robert Johnson -1938" to illustrate the promise of American life?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) Herman Melville.
(d) Norman Mailer.

5. Who wrote the song entitled "Layla"?
(a) Robert Johnson.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Eric Clapton.
(d) Mick Jagger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?

3. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?

4. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?

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

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