Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Whispering Pines"?
(a) Robbie Robertson.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) Robert Levon.
(d) Richard Manuel.

2. Who said "I learned the words to Little Richard's songs the best I could and what I couldn't figure out didn't matter"?
(a) Ronnie Hawkins.
(b) Bo Diddley.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Robbie Robertson.

3. In "Harmonica Frank -1951," Marcus claims that Phillips was looking for music to do what?
(a) Affirm traditional roles.
(b) Anger people.
(c) Start a revolution.
(d) Confuse things.

4. What does Marcus think the performers discussed in the Prologue have in common?
(a) They see themselves as symbolic Americans.
(b) They all were ex-patriots.
(c) Each based his songs on personal experience.
(d) Everyone toured together.

5. What was the original name of the Band in the early sixties?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) The Bush Beaters.
(c) Robbie and the Rockers.
(d) The Hawks.

6. What song does Marcus claim to be "the most menacing piece of rock 'n' roll ever made"?
(a) "How Many More Years."
(b) "Who Do You Love."
(c) "Stones in My Passway."
(d) "Bo Diddley."

7. According to Marcus, what is the affirmation that sums up The Band?
(a) Bad things happen, and you can't do anything about it.
(b) Life has been so good to us all.
(c) Don't worry, Be happy.
(d) Nothing is really divided.

8. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
(a) Puritans.
(b) Catholics.
(c) Satanists.
(d) Voodoo.

9. What is the last number on The Band album?
(a) "Whispering Pines."
(b) "Dixie."
(c) "Crossing the Great Divide."
(d) "King Harvest."

10. What "spirit" does Harmonica Frank have that Marcus believes is truly American?
(a) Tender and free.
(b) Crazy and chaotic.
(c) Cruel and truthful.
(d) Unrepentant and free.

11. Four of the members from The Band are from where?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Canada.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Australia.

12. Who did Marcus speak with while in Woodstock to interview Robbie Robertson?
(a) Dominique Robertson.
(b) Robert Manuel.
(c) Bob Dylan.
(d) Sly Stone.

13. According to Marcus, what do popular artists do for people?
(a) Take away fear and pain.
(b) Create a community.
(c) Isolate them from people who dislike their music.
(d) Speak for them.

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

15. 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) Harmonica Frank.
(b) Sam Phillips.
(c) Carl Perkins.
(d) Greil Marcus.

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 third album?

3. What type of art does Marcus think rock 'n' roll is?

4. According to Marcus in "Harmonica Frank -1951," whose music caught the spirit and sound of Harmonica Frank and made it popular?

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

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