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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Randy Newman - Every Man is Free.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Why Are We in Vietnam?
(a) Erich Segal.
(b) Lyndon Johnson.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

2. Whom did Bob Dylan claim was "America's greatest poet"?
(a) Smokey Robinson.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Randy Newman.
(d) Bob Dylan.

3. According to Marcus in "Randy Newman," what is the number one democratic desire?
(a) Revenge and redemption.
(b) Home.
(c) Wealth and fame.
(d) Family and love.

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

5. According to the myth, who did Staggerlee shoot?
(a) Billy the Lion.
(b) Himself.
(c) Leroy Brown.
(d) A stranger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is being discussed on the television show sketch used in the Prologue?

2. According to Marcus, who is the focus in the song "Sail Away"?

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

4. Who said "If you have a mother-in-law with only one eye, and that eye is in the middle of her forehead, you don't keep her in the living room"?

5. What is the last number on The Band album?

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