View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unpublishable Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs feels that Morrison has a unique talent to take a simple phrase and repeat it until it becomes something ______.
(a) Political.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Mystical.
(d) Beautiful.

2. At the conclusion of the interview, Bangs decides that he has changed his opinion of Reed and that he is a _______.
(a) Loser.
(b) Basket case.
(c) God.
(d) Child.

3. Bangs claims that rock and roll's power does not come from musical talent but from the ______ instinct to constantly move.
(a) American.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) African.

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. After the concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Bangs decides that the other attendees were ______.
(a) Shopping bag ladies.
(b) Shopping bag men.
(c) Homeless.
(d) Snobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the essay "How to Succeed at _______ Without Really Trying", Bangs claims that he is not still fighting with Lou Reed.

2. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".

3. Bangs admires the Troggs for making innocent _____ songs as well as incredibly sexual music.

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

5. In the second section of the essay, Bangs suggests that some bands turned from simplistic rock into arty bands, including all of the following except ______.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample