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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) Artists.
(b) The audience.
(c) The critic.
(d) Rock 'n' rollers.

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"?
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) Little Richard.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Bob Dylan.

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 off.
(c) Turn it down.
(d) Walk away.

4. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?
(a) A group of people who have been together for a long time.
(b) Individuals working together to achieve something they cannot on their own.
(c) A singer, a drummer, and at least one guitarist.
(d) Individuals playing music together.

5. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," whose music caught the spirit and sound of Harmonica Frank and made it popular?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Little Richard.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Sam Phillips.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?

2. Who wrote the song entitled "Layla"?

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

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

5. In the Prologue, Marcus says that the music he will discuss dramatizes what?

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