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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs discusses Lou Reed's new album called "Metal Machine Music", which is all ______ music.
(a) Acoustic.
(b) Noise.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Classical.

2. In his article about Elvis, Bangs describes his experience of telling ______ men about Elvis' death and their lack of care.
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) African.
(d) Asian.

3. 1976 saw the advent of _____ rock and people starting buying albums again.
(a) Punk.
(b) Pop.
(c) Glam.
(d) Bubblegum.

4. Bangs states that on the previous New Year's Eve he met _____ different women and did not have sex with any of them.
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

5. In "New Year's Eve", Bangs asserts that the holiday raises expectations for the future to an unreasonable level and the night is overall ______.
(a) Boring.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Bad.
(d) Good.

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

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

8. Bangs describes an incident in ______ during a Stooges concert where Iggy Pop was beaten up by a biker.
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Cleveland.

9. In his essay on New Year's Eve, Bangs recounts the last ______ that he has experienced.
(a) Seven.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Ten.

10. Bangs begins his interview with Lou Reed by having an argument with him even though he is Bangs' ______.
(a) Brother.
(b) Nemesis.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Hero.

11. In the essay "All My Friends are Hermits", Bangs describes wanting to have sex with a woman in _______.
(a) An airport.
(b) A hot tub.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A primitive setting.

12. Bangs suggests that "Metal Machine Music" could also be used as a deterrent for _______.
(a) Relatives.
(b) Stray dogs.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Cats.

13. Bangs suggests that Reed's latest album was inspired by _______, which Bangs jokes could solve all the worlds problems.
(a) Opiates.
(b) Amphetamines.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Alcohol.

14. Bangs asserts that almost every band that is thought of as _______ was originally criticized for being terrible musicians.
(a) Innovative.
(b) Mediocre.
(c) Great.
(d) Stylish.

15. In one of the fragments, Bangs writes to convince himself that he is not yet old at the age of _______.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first excerpt from "Untitled Notes", Bangs purchases a non-existent _______ album called "Sucking It in the Seventies".

2. Bangs believes that Laughner bought into a rock culture that celebrates ______, and Bangs subsequently denounces that culture.

3. The woman comes to realize at some point that she feels more like a ______ than a lover in their relationship.

4. Bangs states in "All My Friends are Hermits" that he wants to have sex with this woman surrounded by ______.

5. The essay "The Greatest Album Ever Made" is a list of _______ different reasons Bangs likes "Metal Machine Music".

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