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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Creemwork—Frauds, Failures, and Fantasies Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chicago at Carnegie Hall, Volumes I,II, III, & IV", Bangs mocks the album as being better as pieces of _____ than a work of music.
(a) Cardboard.
(b) Crap.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Scrap metal.

2. Bangs argues that in order to make rock and roll good again, musicians have to stop trying to respect ______ styles.
(a) Younger.
(b) Older.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

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) Columbia.
(b) IBM.
(c) RCA.
(d) ESP.

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

5. In the article "Jethro Tull in ______" Bangs describes how the band has managed to become popular without the benefit of a radio single.
(a) Japan.
(b) Germany.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

Short Answer Questions

1. The band known as the Troggs derived their name from the word ______ which means "cavemen".

2. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.

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

4. Bangs spends almost half of the review of the album talking about the song ______, which Bangs believes is about a transsexual man.

5. Bangs suggests that the song ______ forced listeners to go out and live life instead of just being passive.

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