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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. What did RCA first present Elvis as?
(a) A country singer.
(b) A folksinger.
(c) A hillbilly.
(d) The boy next door.
2. What is the name of Randy Newman's album that finally gained him a larger audience?
(a) Sail Away.
(b) Sunny Afternoon.
(c) Good Old Boys.
(d) The Godfather.
3. What is Sly Stone's given name?
(a) Sylvester Stone.
(b) Stanley Stewart.
(c) Sylvester Stewart.
(d) Sly Stone.
4. Who sang "I tried and I failed / And I feel like going home" (154)?
(a) Elvis Presley.
(b) Carl Perkins.
(c) Hank Williams.
(d) Charlie Rich.
5. What group did Cleaver and Seale found?
(a) Chil-Lites.
(b) Pilgrims.
(c) Black Panthers.
(d) Temptations.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Marcus in "Elvis," why does Elvis NOT owe blacks anything?
2. To which historical figure does Marcus compare Elvis?
3. What car did Elvis both buy and sing about?
4. The Riot album reveals what image that Sly had for himself?
5. What literary term does Marcus identify with the line "When he died, all he left us was alone"?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," how does the music produced by Sly and the Family Stone resemble freedom?
2. According to Marcus in "Elvis," what was ironic about Elvis' natural, spontaneous appearance and sound in his music?
3. What is the epitaph written by John Hurt? Why does Marcus include the Stag-o-lee epitaph at the end of "Sly Stone: The Myth of Staggerlee"?
4. Why was "Short People" so controversial? What did this mean for Newman?
5. According to Marcus in "Elvis," what racial issues exist with Elvis' music?
6. According to Marcus in "Sly Stone," why did Sly Stone create the album Riot ?
7. Compare and contrast Sly and Staggerlee as presented in "Sly Stone: The Myth of Staggerlee in the sections: Introduction and "Sly Stone." How are they similar? How are they different?
8. What is the basic plot for the Myth of Staggerlee?
9. In "Elvis," Marcus compares Elvis Presley to Abraham Lincoln, why?
10. According to Marcus in the section "Sly Versus Superfly," why does Riot matter?
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