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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs hears the album ______ at a dinner party and it leads to him and others harassing people at a Masons function.
(a) Kraftwerk.
(b) Sladest.
(c) Station to Station.
(d) Slade.

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 Black Crows.
(b) The Yardbirds.
(c) The Stooges.
(d) The Animals.

3. _______ claims that they are one of the first truly German bands since World War II.
(a) Luftwaffe.
(b) Stonewerk.
(c) Blitzkrieg.
(d) Kraftwerk.

4. In Bangs' review of the Stooges second album, he talks about the "relentlessly driving" _____, which is in the first half of the album.
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Fun House.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) T.V. Eye.

5. Bangs suggests that once groups reach stardom they begin to treat their fans with ______.
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Disregard.
(d) Integrity.

6. Bangs argues that "Keep the Faith" could be used to make people immune from _____ torture and brainwashing.
(a) Neo-nazi.
(b) Republican.
(c) Communist.
(d) Socialist.

7. Bangs shows his distaste for Bowie's concert by comparing it to a ______ show with black people for props.
(a) Vegas.
(b) New York.
(c) LA.
(d) Chicago.

8. The narrator agonizes over buying Count Five's record _____ because it is mediocre but he eventually comes to love it.
(a) Carburetor Dung.
(b) Physical Graffiti.
(c) Psychotic Reaction.
(d) Bangs.

9. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) Marked for Death.
(c) Wild Thing.
(d) L.A. Blues.

10. In the essay "Screwing the System With Dick Clark", Bangs describes his meeting with Dick Clark, host of _______.
(a) Dick Van Dyke Show.
(b) American Bandstand.
(c) American Groovestand.
(d) The Tonight Show.

11. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.
(a) Mick Jagger.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Robert Plant.

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

13. Lester Bangs compares listening to amazing albums like those produced by Count Five as being similar to a first ______.
(a) Orgasm.
(b) Bike ride.
(c) Time using drugs.
(d) Girlfriend.

14. The article "My Night of Ecstasy With the J. Geils Band" talks about Bangs and the staff of ______ trying to figure out how to cover the J. Geils show.
(a) The Cream.
(b) Creem.
(c) The Rolling Stone.
(d) Heavy Metal.

15. In his write up of the song _____, Bangs fantasizes about the lead singer, Reg Presley, living out the lyrics.
(a) 66-5-4-3-2-1.
(b) Wild Thing.
(c) I Just Sing.
(d) Fugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The essay "James Taylor Marked for Death" begins with a discussion about the British band called ______.

2. Bangs believes that David Bowie's concert performance was an attempt to appropriate ______ culture.

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.

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

5. The band known as the Troggs derived their name from the word ______ which means "cavemen".

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