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

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

3. What was a nickname given to Randy Newman by Lenny Waronker?
(a) King of Soul.
(b) King of the Suburban Blues Singers.
(c) Howlin Wolf.
(d) Sgt. Pepper.

4. What does Marcus claim in "The Band" is not community?
(a) The Band.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Family.
(d) America.

5. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," what do both Ahab and Huck have in common?
(a) They try to escape restraints and authority.
(b) They have aunts who try to civilize them.
(c) They go on adventures for the sake of adventure.
(d) They are after a dream that is not real.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that "every great artist must create for a great audience"?

2. What album does Marcus say belongs to Richard Manuel in "The Band?

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

4. How did Harmonica Frank get his name?

5. What is the name of The Band's third album?

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