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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blowing It Up, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old man also tells his grandchildren that _____ was assassinated at a show in 1973 - two years after the article was written.
(a) Jimmy Page
(b) Jeff Beck.
(c) Jimmy Hendrix.
(d) Eric Clapton.

2. In his writing, Bangs fantasizes about murdering ______ because he is so self-absorbed.
(a) Bob Dylan.
(b) Elvis Presley.
(c) James Taylor.
(d) Reg Presley.

3. According to Bangs, groups should have resisted the urge to become arty and developed the free style used by _____ musicians.
(a) Classical.
(b) Rock.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

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) Velvet Underground.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) Carburetor Dung.

5. Bangs suggested that rock bands had become pretentious and therefore deserved to get pied in the face like ______.
(a) Eric Clapton.
(b) Alice Cooper.
(c) Iggy Pop.
(d) Jimmy Page.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Of Pop and Pies and Fun", Bangs defends the band that is known as the _______, in particular front man Iggy Pop.

2. Bangs comes to like the song ______, which he first had dismissed as so much noise.

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

4. Although the essay begins by talking about the _______, the narrator changes the subject to a group called Count Five.

5. The band known as the Troggs derived their name from the word ______ which means "cavemen".

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