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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did RCA first present Elvis as?
(a) The boy next door.
(b) A hillbilly.
(c) A country singer.
(d) A folksinger.

2. Curtis Mayfield's songs in Superfly were meant to be what according to Marcus?
(a) Legendary.
(b) Direct.
(c) Superficial.
(d) Parody.

3. How does Marcus equate Elvis and the Beatles in the Epilogue?
(a) Each imitates black music.
(b) Both discredit popular myths.
(c) They subvert politics.
(d) They are pop originals.

4. In the Epilogue, who does the following headline most likely reference? "Report Huge Stones Block All Roads."
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Robert Johnson.
(c) Harmonica Frank.
(d) Sly Stone.

5. According to Marcus, what was country music doing in the early 50s?
(a) Boring them.
(b) Making people think.
(c) Changing their lives.
(d) Making people feel better.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "if I couldn't perform I'd give up . . . It's not a question of the money side of it. . . not having that ninety minutes up there anymore. Phew. I don't like to think about it"?

2. What song does Marcus claim to be "the most menacing piece of rock 'n' roll ever made"?

3. What archetype does Newman represent?

4. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?

5. Who interrupts the fight over the book in the Prologue?

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