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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. Lester Bangs compares listening to amazing albums like those produced by Count Five as being similar to a first ______.
(a) Girlfriend.
(b) Time using drugs.
(c) Orgasm.
(d) Bike ride.

2. Bangs is using a deception because none of these other Count Five albums existed, and he was comparing himself to a ______ critic.
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) L.A. Blues.
(c) Creem.
(d) Astral Weeks.

3. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".
(a) The Heroz.
(b) The Starz.
(c) The Godz.
(d) The Legendz.

4. The second essay in the book is a review of Van Morrison's second album called _______.
(a) Velvet Underground.
(b) Astral Weeks.
(c) Madame George.
(d) T.V. Eye.

5. The narrator agonizes over buying Count Five's record _____ because it is mediocre but he eventually comes to love it.
(a) Bangs.
(b) Carburetor Dung.
(c) Psychotic Reaction.
(d) Physical Graffiti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs suggests that once groups reach stardom they begin to treat their fans with ______.

2. In his writing, Bangs fantasizes about murdering ______ because he is so self-absorbed.

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

4. Bangs argues that _____ 's antics helped to break down the wall between the musician and the listener.

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

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