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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slaying the Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bangs considers horror movies to be the equivalent of ______ movies and writes a fake L.A. times article detailing an uprising against the television stations.
(a) Classical.
(b) Rock and Roll.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

3. Bangs shows his distaste for Bowie's concert by comparing it to a ______ show with black people for props.
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Vegas.
(d) LA.

4. The song _______ is listed on the first half of the Stooges second album which Bangs describes as the better half of the album.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) L.A. Blues.
(c) Carburetor Dung.
(d) Velvet Underground.

5. Other critics said of Iggy Pop and the band that the stage show was juvenile and they were musically ______.
(a) Talented.
(b) Complicated.
(c) Simplistic.
(d) Visionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chicago at Carnegie Hall, Volumes I,II, III, & IV", Bangs mocks the album as being better as pieces of _____ than a work of music.

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

3. Bangs argues that "Keep the Faith" could be used to make people immune from _____ torture and brainwashing.

4. The opening acts for David Bowie's concert included such names as Ava Cherrt and _______.

5. Bangs felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.

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