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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," what song does Marcus say "set the stage for rock 'n' roll"?
(a) "Howling Tomcat."
(b) "Rockin' Chair Daddy."
(c) "Up on Cripple Creek."
(d) "Mixed-Up Confusion."

2. According to Marcus in "Elvis," what was the public unsure about when Elvis' music first came out?
(a) If he was country or rock 'n' roll.
(b) If he was black or white.
(c) What the music was about.
(d) How to listen to him.

3. What is the name of The Band's third album?
(a) Dirty Dozen.
(b) Dixie.
(c) Big Pink.
(d) Stage Fright.

4. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what gives music "mythical authority"?
(a) When the singer uses a deeper tenor.
(b) When the music tells a story.
(c) When the songs attract fans.
(d) When the music reflects life.

5. Why was Newman's choice of voice "dangerous"?
(a) Audiences are too literal.
(b) Audiences are too critical.
(c) It was confusing.
(d) It alienated people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of Staggerlee does Sly create in Riot?

2. How many people came to see Elvis open a shopping center after he produced only one record?

3. Who wrote "There's a mickie in the tastin' of disaster" (90)?

4. According to Marcus in the Epilogue, what did Walt Whitman want the artist to do to presidential elections?

5. What does Marcus name the storyteller from The Band's lyrics?

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