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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Band - Pilgrims' Progress (Comprising sections The Righteous Land through The Weight).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of The Band's second album?
(a) The Weight.
(b) Big Pink.
(c) America.
(d) The Band.

2. What does Marcus say failure mean to Americans in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) Despair.
(b) Opportunity.
(c) Betrayal.
(d) Loss.

3. Who interrupts the fight over the book in the Prologue?
(a) Erich Segal.
(b) Little Richard.
(c) Rita Moreno.
(d) John Simon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus think the performers discussed in the Prologue have in common?

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

3. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what is the American struggle?

4. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," what do both Ahab and Huck have in common?

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

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