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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blowing It Up, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.
(a) Antisocial.
(b) Narcissistic.
(c) Philanthropic.
(d) Chauvinistic.

2. In "Of Pop and Pies and Fun", Bangs defends the band that is known as the _______, in particular front man Iggy Pop.
(a) The Yardbirds.
(b) The Black Crows.
(c) The Animals.
(d) The Stooges.

3. The narrator begins the story by talking about how great the music was in the year ______, particularly the Yardbirds.
(a) 1970.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1967.

4. Bangs concludes the essay by suggesting that ______ are making jokes to their listeners that play off all of their darkest fears and fantasies.
(a) Question Mark.
(b) Led Zeppelin.
(c) The Stooges.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

5. The song _______ is listed on the first half of the Stooges second album which Bangs describes as the better half of the album.
(a) Velvet Underground.
(b) T.V. Eye.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) Carburetor Dung.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Rock crowds had become convinced that bands were supposed to be objects of ______.

4. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.

5. Bangs claims that Count Five released a total of ______ albums and goes on to explain the merits of each.

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