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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened the first day of The Band's first concert after releasing The Band?
2. What religious group does Marcus compare blues singers to in "Robert Johnson -1938"?
3. Which of the following performers will NOT be discussed in Mystery Train?
4. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?
5. What is the name of The Band's third album?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why might "The Band" be subtitled "Pilgrim's Progress"?
2. What is the relationship between the rock 'n' roll artist and audience according to Greil Marcus in the prologue?
3. In "The Band," what is significant about a group according to Marcus in "Crossing the Border"?
4. According to Marcus in "The Band," why is the story of Virgil Cane in "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" appealing to all Americans?
5. 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?
6. In the prologue, what four artists does Marcus say he will write about and why these performers?
7. According to Marcus in "The Band," how are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson relevant to The Band?
8. According to the prologue, what is Greil Marcus' purpose in writing Mystery Train?
9. Who is Marcus' audience for Mystery Train and how do you know?
10. What type of music was Sam Phillips attempting to find and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Religion or the lack of religion pervades the music of most of the artists in Mystery Train. Identify what religious images are found in songs by the Band and/or Elvis Presley. What do the images mean? Are they being used literally or metaphorically? For what purpose.
Essay Topic 2
The archetypal theme, desire for freedom, is more than apparent in Harmonica Frank's style and life. Write an essay analyzing how this is an archetypal theme and how Harmonica Frank represents it in his music and life.
Essay Topic 3
Harmonica Frank once compared himself to Elvis Presley and claimed to be the actual originator of rock 'n' roll. However, Elvis popularized the style which is why he often gets the credit. In an essay compare and contrast the lives, styles, and careers of Harmonica Frank and Elvis Presley.
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