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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Ronnie Hawkins.
(c) Bo Diddley.
(d) Bob Dylan.

2. Who said "This is the mystery of democracy . . . that its richest fruits spring up out of souls which no man has prepared and in circumstances where they are least expected"?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Greil Marcus.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Woodrow Wilson.

3. According to the myth, who did Staggerlee shoot?
(a) Leroy Brown.
(b) Himself.
(c) Billy the Lion.
(d) A stranger.

4. How many people came to see Elvis open a shopping center after he produced only one record?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 30.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 100.

5. What type of Staggerlee does Sly create in Riot?
(a) The cruelest.
(b) One that regrets his crimes.
(c) One that does not get away.
(d) The baddest.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of The Band's second album?

3. Who sang "Fool about mah money/don't try to save"?

4. What image does The Band use that shows both division and unity?

5. 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"?

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