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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 felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.
(a) Antisocial.
(b) Narcissistic.
(c) Chauvinistic.
(d) Philanthropic.

2. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".
(a) The Heroz.
(b) The Starz.
(c) The Godz.
(d) The Legendz.

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

4. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) Wild Thing.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) Marked for Death.

5. Bangs suggests that the song called ______ by the Troggs is about a countdown towards sexual penetration.
(a) 66-5-4-3-2-1.
(b) I Just Sing.
(c) 8675309.
(d) Wild Thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.

2. Bangs reports that most of his New Year's Eve experiences involve all of the following except ______.

3. Clark believes that _____ rock, which Bangs refers to as fag-rock, is mostly just to shock people.

4. The article "My Night of Ecstasy With the J. Geils Band" talks about Bangs and the staff of ______ trying to figure out how to cover the J. Geils show.

5. In the essay "Screwing the System With Dick Clark", Bangs describes his meeting with Dick Clark, host of _______.

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