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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 writes the latter half of his interview with Slade in an imitation of a _______ cockney accent.
(a) British.
(b) Spanish.
(c) American.
(d) French.

2. Bangs believes that David Bowie's concert performance was an attempt to appropriate ______ culture.
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) Latino.
(d) Indigenous.

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

4. In the essay "The White Noise Supremacists", Bangs tackles the subject of ______ in punk music.
(a) Sexism.
(b) Racism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Politicism.

5. Bangs suggests that the song ______ forced listeners to go out and live life instead of just being passive.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) Give it to me.
(c) I Just Sing.
(d) Wild Thing.

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 feels that Richard Hell's style of _____ rock is important because he still feels things in a world where most don't.

3. Bangs suggests that racism began to form when rock left its blues roots and became _____ music.

4. Bangs suggests in "Kraftwerkfeature" that the natural progression of rock and roll is to turn over to ________.

5. Bangs rejects the idea that punk is _____ because some bands used symbols like swastikas. He felt that it was mainly for shock value.

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