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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. Which of the following performers will NOT be discussed in Mystery Train?
(a) Chuck Berry.
(b) Sly Stone.
(c) Randy Newman.
(d) Elvis Presley.

2. What Randy Newman song does Marcus claim suggests that the we are being laughed at and life is a joke?
(a) "Burn On."
(b) "Suzanne."
(c) "God's Song."
(d) "Short People."

3. What type of art does Marcus think rock 'n' roll is?
(a) Modern.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Republican.
(d) Classic.

4. Who does Marcus compare Phillips to in the beginning of "Harmonica Frank - 1951"?
(a) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Starbuck.
(d) Huck Finn.

5. The Riot album reveals what image that Sly had for himself?
(a) Failure.
(b) Success.
(c) Cop out.
(d) Artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, according to Marcus, gave Staggerlee the cruelest epitaph?

2. Why did political activist, Eldridge Cleaver, not want to go to jail?

3. How did Robert Johnson die?

4. Who is the main character in the song "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"?

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

(see the answer key)

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