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

2. Who said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel . . . I could make a billion dollars"?
(a) Carl Perkins.
(b) Greil Marcus.
(c) Sam Phillips.
(d) Harmonica Frank.

3. What political group does Marcus compare to Sly Stone's music in "Sly Stone"?
(a) Fundamentalists.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Black Panthers.

4. How did Marcus feel when Elvis was drafted?
(a) Sad.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Relieved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnson's instrument of choice?

2. What did Seale attempt to use as a political threat?

3. According to Marcus in "Randy Newman," why does Newman lack a large audience for most of his early carrier?

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

5. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?

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