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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elvis - Presliad (Comprising sections Fanfare through The Rockabilly Moment).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?
(a) Bob.
(b) The knight.
(c) Big Pink.
(d) The worried man.

2. What is American culture built on according to Marcus?
(a) Careers.
(b) Myths.
(c) Deception.
(d) History.

3. In what song does Sly Stone mock his own song "Thank you falettinme be mice elf Agin"?
(a) "Bonnie and Clyde."
(b) "Thank you for talkin' to me Africa."
(c) "Africa Talks to You 'The Asphalt Jungle.'"
(d) "Blowin Your Mind."

4. Marcus believes that "There's a Riot Goin' On" is an example of what?
(a) A folk tale.
(b) Temptation.
(c) Mythical.
(d) Rebellion.

5. Where does the line "They're animals anyway . . . let them lose their souls" come from?
(a) Trouble Man.
(b) The Godfather.
(c) Cleopatra Jones.
(d) Hit Man.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What political group does Marcus compare to Sly Stone's music in "Sly Stone"?

3. "Me and the Devil Blues" uses imagery that provokes what emotion?

4. What group did Cleaver and Seale found?

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

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