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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 Hendrix.
(b) Eric Clapton.
(c) Jimmy Page
(d) Jeff Beck.

2. Bangs admires the Troggs for making innocent _____ songs as well as incredibly sexual music.
(a) Sophisticated.
(b) Love.
(c) Polemic.
(d) Political.

3. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.
(a) Sexual.
(b) Activist.
(c) Environmental.
(d) Political.

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

5. Bangs also claims that the Troggs got their name from a group of ______ youth who were living in caves at the time of the band's formation.
(a) British.
(b) Irish.
(c) American.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs feels that Morrison has a unique talent to take a simple phrase and repeat it until it becomes something ______.

2. Lester Bangs refers to Count Five's album ______ as being their grungiest, and describes the reaction of other critics.

3. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.

4. The narrator begins the story by talking about how great the music was in the year ______, particularly the Yardbirds.

5. The song _______ is listed on the first half of the Stooges second album which Bangs describes as the better half of the album.

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