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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 Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bangs, groups should have resisted the urge to become arty and developed the free style used by _____ musicians.
(a) Classical.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Rock.
(d) Blues.

2. Bangs reports that most of his New Year's Eve experiences involve all of the following except ______.
(a) Sexual frustration.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Drugs.

3. Bangs reviewed the group Sham 69, a British punk band whose fans were known to be ______.
(a) Liberals.
(b) Violent.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Racists.

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

5. Bangs concludes his review of Barry White by comparing White's songs to ______.
(a) Rape.
(b) Joy.
(c) Love.
(d) Incest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs had written earlier about the Troggs and suggested that they were a ______ band.

2. In his essay on New Year's Eve, Bangs recounts the last ______ that he has experienced.

3. Bangs suggests that Reed's latest album was inspired by _______, which Bangs jokes could solve all the worlds problems.

4. In the essay "I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream", Bangs decides to get intoxicated on _______.

5. During the interview with Lou Reed, Bangs suggests that _______ imitates Lou Reed.

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