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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. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Sam Phillips.
(d) Little Richard.

2. What is Sam Phillips' profession?
(a) Record producer.
(b) Songwriter.
(c) Singer.
(d) Musician.

3. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Harmonica Frank.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Starbuck.

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

5. Who said "I learned the words to Little Richard's songs the best I could and what I couldn't figure out didn't matter"?
(a) Robbie Robertson.
(b) Ronnie Hawkins.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Bo Diddley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said "I played rock and roll before I ever heard of Elvis Presley. I saw him in Memphis before he ever made a record"?

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

4. What is the name of the television show that Greil Marcus uses as an example in the Prologue?

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

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