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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. The song _______ is listed on the first half of the Stooges second album which Bangs describes as the better half of the album.
(a) Velvet Underground.
(b) T.V. Eye.
(c) Carburetor Dung.
(d) L.A. Blues.

2. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.
(a) Adolescent.
(b) Childish.
(c) Babyish.
(d) Adult.

3. Bangs suggests that the song called ______ by the Troggs is about a countdown towards sexual penetration.
(a) Wild Thing.
(b) 8675309.
(c) 66-5-4-3-2-1.
(d) I Just Sing.

4. Bangs suggested that rock bands had become pretentious and therefore deserved to get pied in the face like ______.
(a) Iggy Pop.
(b) Alice Cooper.
(c) Jimmy Page.
(d) Eric Clapton.

5. Bangs bemoans the turn popular music took towards _______ and politics in the late '60s, preferring instead the earlier sounds of the decade.
(a) Lasciviousness.
(b) Thought.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Spirituality.

Short Answer Questions

1. The essay "James Taylor Marked for Death" begins with a discussion about the British band called ______.

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

3. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.

4. Bangs suggests that the music of ______ was a natural reaction to the chaos of the late 1960s.

5. Critic Jon Landau dismisses Bangs for his reviews and for his magazine _______ for giving similar albums positive reviews.

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