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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. How did Marcus feel when Elvis was drafted?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Disappointed.

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

3. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?
(a) To be an artist and not lose oneself.
(b) To free oneself from constraints and learn the value of those limits.
(c) To be the best and not hurt others.
(d) To get rich quick.

4. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?
(a) Bob.
(b) The worried man.
(c) The knight.
(d) Big Pink.

5. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," who is the "latest Ahab"?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Bob Dylan.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the original name of the Band in the early sixties?

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

3. What is the "old American idea" that the worried man is stuck in according to Marcus?

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

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

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