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

2. The old man tells his grandchildren that by the end of the 1960s, the Yardbirds had transformed into the band ______.
(a) Fleetwood Mac.
(b) Pink Floyd.
(c) Led Zeppelin.
(d) Rolling Stones.

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

4. Bangs argues that _____ 's antics helped to break down the wall between the musician and the listener.
(a) Iggy Pop.
(b) Jimmy Page.
(c) Alice Cooper.
(d) Eric Clapton.

5. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.
(a) Robert Plant.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) Mick Jagger.
(d) Paul McCartney.

Short Answer Questions

1. The worst examples of bands that treat their fans poorly Bangs refers to as ______, with James Taylor as the lead person in the group.

2. Van Morrison's second album was released in _____ and Bangs reports that it became a source of hope for him.

3. 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 ______.

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

5. Bangs begins the essay "Do the Godz Speak Esperanto" by discussing ______ records which he believes is the most underground record label in the country.

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