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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. Bangs believes that Laughner bought into a rock culture that celebrates ______, and Bangs subsequently denounces that culture.
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Death.
(c) Infidelity.
(d) Drugs.

2. Once on tour with The Clash, Bangs gets into a food fight and gets his hair set on fire by _______.
(a) The manager.
(b) The drummer.
(c) The bass player.
(d) The guitar player.

3. Bangs also claims that the Troggs got their name from a group of ______ youth who were living in caves at the time of the band's formation.
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) Irish.

4. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".
(a) The Heroz.
(b) The Starz.
(c) The Godz.
(d) The Legendz.

5. Bangs believes that David Bowie's concert performance was an attempt to appropriate ______ culture.
(a) Indigenous.
(b) Black.
(c) Latino.
(d) Asian.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bangs takes the instrument home with him and attempts to play it, a dispute with ______ erupts.

2. Although the essay begins by talking about the _______, the narrator changes the subject to a group called Count Five.

3. Bangs suggests that the song ______ forced listeners to go out and live life instead of just being passive.

4. Bangs bemoans the turn popular music took towards _______ and politics in the late '60s, preferring instead the earlier sounds of the decade.

5. Bangs tells Reed during their interview that "Metal Machine Music" is authentic and calls it a _______ career move.

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