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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slaying the Children, Burying the Dead, Signs of Life Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of the story Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung is a ______ year old man explaining rock and roll history to his grandchildren.
(a) Seventy.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Sixty.

2. Bangs then reviews James Taylor's album called "_____ Man Dog" and surprisingly defends the album.
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

3. Bangs tells Reed during their interview that "Metal Machine Music" is authentic and calls it a _______ career move.
(a) Terrible.
(b) Creative.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Wonderful.

4. During the interview with Lou Reed, Bangs suggests that _______ imitates Lou Reed.
(a) Kraftwerk.
(b) Iggy Pop.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) David Bowie.

5. Although the essay begins by talking about the _______, the narrator changes the subject to a group called Count Five.
(a) Led Zeppelin.
(b) Yardbirds.
(c) Rolling Stones.
(d) Misfits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs reviewed a recent performance of Iggy Pop at the Palladium and suggested that his physical performance hints at his ______.

2. Bangs finds the lyrics on Jethro Tull's new album "Thick as a _____" to be self -righteous.

3. The opening acts for David Bowie's concert included such names as Ava Cherrt and _______.

4. At the conclusion of the interview, Bangs decides that he has changed his opinion of Reed and that he is a _______.

5. The narrator agonizes over buying Count Five's record _____ because it is mediocre but he eventually comes to love it.

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