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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. Why was Newman's choice of voice "dangerous"?
(a) It was confusing.
(b) Audiences are too critical.
(c) Audiences are too literal.
(d) It alienated people.

2. What song of Elvis Presley's is mentioned as having the "young hold on freedom" and a "touch of fear" reminiscent to Robert Johnson's?
(a) "Blue Suede Shoes."
(b) "Peace in the Valley."
(c) "Hound Dog."
(d) "God's Song."

3. Who wrote "There's a mickie in the tastin' of disaster" (90)?
(a) Frank Kermode.
(b) Greil Marcus.
(c) Leslie Fiedler.
(d) Sly Stone.

4. At the time Riot was made, who was making the decisions about what kind of records would be created?
(a) Artists.
(b) Managers.
(c) Producers.
(d) Musicians.

5. In "Robert Johnson - 1938," why do some of Robert Johnson's contemporaries say that Johnson sold his soul to the devil?
(a) He bragged about it in his songs.
(b) He practiced voodoo.
(c) He learned to play the blues quickly.
(d) He began speaking in tongues.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what gives music "mythical authority"?

3. Whom did Bob Dylan claim was "America's greatest poet"?

4. What author does Marcus quote in the beginning of "Robert Johnson -1938" to illustrate the promise of American life?

5. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?

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