Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung Test | Final Test - Easy

Lester Bangs
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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The couple returns to the man's apartment and they have ______.
(a) Tea.
(b) Passionate sex.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Wine by the fire.

2. Bangs concludes by stating that Lou Reed once did him a favor by saying that he had been a good writer but now was a ______.
(a) Hack.
(b) Jerk.
(c) Poser.
(d) Loser.

3. Guralinick tries to justify Phillips' switch to almost entirely ______ musicians after recording Elvis Presley.
(a) White.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Black.
(d) Indian.

4. In the essay "Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves", Bangs lists ways that ______ is unique, including the fact that he is willing to interview with Bangs again.
(a) David Bowie.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) Iggy Pop.
(d) Luther Vandross.

5. Bangs described ______ as a supernatural force in his ability to be a rebel without becoming an outcast.
(a) Peter Guralinick.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Sam Phillips.
(d) Elvis Presley.

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

7. According to Hell, the ability of a person to remake himself is the message of the song ______.
(a) 5th Generation.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Blank Generation.
(d) Stranger in Town.

8. In his essay, Bangs accuses Seger of ______ because his music is not much different than others.
(a) Stealing.
(b) Selling out.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) Laziness.

9. Bangs praises _______ for creating music with the Velvet Underground that was physically and mentally stimulating.
(a) Luther Vandross.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) David Bowie.
(d) J. Geils.

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

11. Bangs describes a fantasy about eating ______ out of Elvis Presley's dead body, or part of the body to become Elvis himself.
(a) Pills.
(b) Marijuana brownies.
(c) LSD.
(d) Mushrooms.

12. In an excerpt from his review of Peter Guralinick's book, Bangs focused on Sam Phillips, the owner of _______.
(a) Columbia Records.
(b) Sun Records.
(c) The Rolling Stone.
(d) RCA Records.

13. Reed tells Bangs that there are ______ that can be used as a weapon and some of them are on his latest album.
(a) Waves.
(b) Melodies.
(c) Instruments.
(d) Frequencies.

14. After the concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Bangs decides that the other attendees were ______.
(a) Homeless.
(b) Snobs.
(c) Shopping bag ladies.
(d) Shopping bag men.

15. Bangs believes that the album "Metal Machine Music" is the ultimate evolution of using _______.
(a) Acoustic instruments.
(b) Machines.
(c) High frequencies.
(d) Feedback.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs concludes the article by suggesting that "Metal Machine Music" is the most ______ album Reed has made.

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

3. In an excerpt from "The Scorn Papers", Bangs takes issue with The Village Eye, which credited Richard Hell and John Holmstrom with the invention of ______.

4. Ivan Julian, the rhythm guitar player for the _______ is one of the few black musicians in the punk scene.

5. Bangs claims that rock and roll's power does not come from musical talent but from the ______ instinct to constantly move.

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