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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 writing about the value of old horror movies, Bangs suggests that _____ is just a restriction mean to keep people from enjoying themselves.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Criticism.
(d) Good Taste.

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

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

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

5. Critic Jon Landau dismisses Bangs for his reviews and for his magazine _______ for giving similar albums positive reviews.
(a) Astral Weeks.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) Creem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs asserts that "the Guess Who is God" in his essay "The Guess Who: Live at the _____".

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

3. When Bangs takes the instrument home with him and attempts to play it, a dispute with ______ erupts.

4. 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.

5. Bangs asserts that the live music sounds similar to the studio music except there are long and pointless ______.

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