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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. Who said "I played rock and roll before I ever heard of Elvis Presley. I saw him in Memphis before he ever made a record"?
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Little Richard.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

2. Who wrote "Papa Was a Rolling Stone?'
(a) Sly Stone.
(b) The Temptations.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Jimmy Hendrix.

3. In "The Band," Marcus tells that groups are images of what?
(a) Community.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Hope.
(d) Family.

4. What group did Cleaver and Seale found?
(a) Pilgrims.
(b) Black Panthers.
(c) Temptations.
(d) Chil-Lites.

5. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what does Marcus tell was his first Elvis record?
(a) "Hound Dog."
(b) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(c) "Rip It Up."
(d) "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Little Wing"?

2. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?

3. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?

4. 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?

5. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what song does Marcus say "set the stage for rock 'n' roll"?

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