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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 is the "old American idea" that the worried man is stuck in according to Marcus?
(a) A joint-stock world.
(b) Tradition before change.
(c) The past as the present.
(d) An innocent world.

2. The song "We Can Talk About It Now" creates what kind of image?
(a) The country at its best.
(b) A broken heart.
(c) Homecoming.
(d) The country at its worst.

3. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?
(a) Create a community.
(b) Speak for them.
(c) Take away fear and pain.
(d) Isolate them from people who dislike their music.

4. With whom is Carmen walking in the song "To Kingdom Come"?
(a) The devil.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) Robbie Robertson.
(d) The worried man.

5. How many songs did Johnson record before he died?
(a) 29.
(b) 98.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

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

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

4. According to Marcus in "The Band," what message did The Band originally try to get across?

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

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