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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. How does Marcus define a band in "The Band"?
2. According to Marcus, what is the affirmation that sums up The Band?
3. According to the critics Marcus references in "The Band," who was Robbie Robertson's "foil"?
4. What does Marcus claim in "The Band" is not community?
5. What does Marcus say each performer he will discuss in the book attempts to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Marcus in the introduction to "The Band," what message did The Band send to its audience?
2. 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?
3. Just before "The Righteous Land," Marcus quotes from "We Can Talk About It Now." The storyteller in the song tells "there's no need to slave. The whip . . . is in the grave" (53). What type of imagery does this line have and what does it mean?
4. Compare and contrast Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson in terms of style. Use details from both "Harmonica Frank - 1951" and "Robert Johnson -1938." How are the two styles similar? What about the lyrics are different?
5. In "The Band," what is significant about a group according to Marcus in "Crossing the Border"?
6. Marcus analyzes Robert Johnson's "Stones in My Passway" in "Robert Johnson -1938." What is the song about and what are the tools that Johnson uses to create the mood?
7. In "The Band," what is one philosophical assumption that Marcus makes in the section "The Righteous Land"?
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 happens when the Band plays in San Francisco after releasing their first two albums?
10. Who are Harmonica Frank and Robert Johnson? Why are they included in the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Randy Newman and Robert Johnson. How are their styles similar and different? How is their subject matter similar? Different? Imagery?
Essay Topic 2
Randy Newman's music dripped with satire that many people did not understand. In an essay, analyze two of the songs discussed in Mystery Train. How are they examples of satire? What is satirized? What message is Newman trying to get across?
Essay Topic 3
Many people believe that Elvis Presley stole his sound from black blues artists but others believe that while the sound is similar it is entirely his own. Marcus claims that because Elvis made the sound his own and changed it, that he does not owe anyone anything. In an essay explore this predicament and decide whether Elvis "Stole the Blues" (152).
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