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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. "Me and the Devil Blues" uses imagery that provokes what emotion?
(a) Lust.
(b) Love.
(c) Hubris.
(d) Desolation.

2. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?
(a) Making people think.
(b) Making people feel better.
(c) Changing their lives.
(d) Boring them.

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

4. In "The Band," Marcus tells that Robbie Robertson believed the "music" came from where?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Within.
(c) The land.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?

3. What song does Marcus claim to be "the most menacing piece of rock 'n' roll ever made"?

4. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

5. What is added in the middle of the chapter "Harmonica Frank -1951," set off with a note from the author?

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