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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 suggests that racism began to form when rock left its blues roots and became _____ music.
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Hispanic.

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

3. During his essay on Sham 69, Bangs attempts to emulate their style in his writing and ends every sentence with _______.
(a) An ellipses.
(b) A question mark.
(c) A period.
(d) An exclamation point.

4. 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) Exciting.
(b) Good.
(c) Boring.
(d) Bad.

5. Bangs argues that in order to make rock and roll good again, musicians have to stop trying to respect ______ styles.
(a) Jazz.
(b) Blues.
(c) Older.
(d) Younger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs recounted an incident in which he referred to a band as _______ in front of a black couple.

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

3. Bangs writes the latter half of his interview with Slade in an imitation of a _______ cockney accent.

4. In reviewing Barry White's new album, Bangs states that White has found yet another way to sing about _____.

5. Clark believes that the current generation are very ______ despite their claims towards originality.

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