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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the critics Marcus references in "The Band," who was Robbie Robertson's "foil"?
(a) The audience.
(b) The Band.
(c) Robert Manuel.
(d) The manager.

2. What book is being discussed on the television show sketch used in the Prologue?
(a) Love Story.
(b) The Notebook.
(c) Rich Man, Poor Man.
(d) Of Mice and Men.

3. In "The Band," to what does Marcus compare the song "We Can Talk About It Now"?
(a) A roller coaster.
(b) The beginning of a new relationship.
(c) A merry-go-round.
(d) A reunion.

4. How did Robert Johnson die?
(a) Old age.
(b) Murdered.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Drug overdose.

5. From what feeling does Robert Johnson pull his images?
(a) Hope.
(b) Desolation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Band," Marcus tells that groups are images of what?

2. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," what gives music "mythical authority"?

3. What author does Marcus quote in the beginning of "Robert Johnson -1938" to illustrate the promise of American life?

4. With whom did the Band play from 1965 to 1966, helping him and themselves to improve and gain popularity?

5. The Prologue states that Marcus wants to discuss rock 'n' roll in what context?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the example of an artist that Greil Marcus uses in the prologue. Who is an artist and why? Why are the other people in the example not artists?

2. In "The Band," what happens when the Band plays in San Francisco after releasing their first two albums?

3. There are several dualisms that Marcus identifies the Band reflecting on in "The Righteous Land " section of "The Band." What are two of these dualisms and what aspect of America do they reflect?

4. Who are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson? Why are they included in the book?

5. In "Harmonica Frank - 1951," what exactly is the American spirit that Marcus believes Harmonica Frank brought to rock n' roll?

6. According to Marcus in "Robert Johnson -1938," how are Robert Johnson's songs relevant even today? What artist's keep his spirit and music alive?

7. In the section entitled "The Weight" in "The Band," what does Dominique Robertson have to say about living in Woodstock? What does this say about community?

8. What is the relationship between the rock 'n' roll artist and audience according to Greil Marcus in the prologue?

9. In "The Band," what is one philosophical assumption that Marcus makes in the section "The Righteous Land"?

10. Describe Harmonica Frank. What did he do? What did he look like? What made him unique?

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