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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. Bangs suggests that the music of ______ was a natural reaction to the chaos of the late 1960s.
(a) The Black Crows.
(b) The Stooges.
(c) The Yardbirds.
(d) The Animals.

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

3. Bangs begins the essay "Do the Godz Speak Esperanto" by discussing ______ records which he believes is the most underground record label in the country.
(a) IBM.
(b) ESP.
(c) RCA.
(d) Columbia.

4. Bangs spends almost half of the review of the album talking about the song ______, which Bangs believes is about a transsexual man.
(a) Astral Weeks.
(b) T.V. Eye.
(c) Madame George.
(d) Velvet Underground.

5. Bangs suggests that the song ______ forced listeners to go out and live life instead of just being passive.
(a) I Just Sing.
(b) Wild Thing.
(c) T.V. Eye.
(d) Give it to me.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs describes another band, _____, that was able to step into using a freestyle approach partly due to the fact that barely knew how to play their instruments.

2. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.

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

4. Bangs suggests that _____ is a dangerous thing because it makes people vulnerable to the universal pain of life.

5. Bangs concludes the essay by suggesting that ______ are making jokes to their listeners that play off all of their darkest fears and fantasies.

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