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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. Bangs rejects the idea that punk is _____ because some bands used symbols like swastikas. He felt that it was mainly for shock value.
(a) Racist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Facist.

2. Bangs reviews a concert he attended by Barrie White and states that he came away from the performance _______.
(a) Bored.
(b) Delirious.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Disgusted.

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

4. Bangs begins the essay "Do the Godz Speak Esperanto" by discussing ______ records which he believes is the most underground record label in the country.
(a) RCA.
(b) Columbia.
(c) IBM.
(d) ESP.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bangs describes punk as being music that is about renouncing ______ and being different.

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

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

5. Bangs suggests that once groups reach stardom they begin to treat their fans with ______.

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