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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slaying the Children, Burying the Dead, Signs of Life Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay "Screwing the System With Dick Clark", Bangs describes his meeting with Dick Clark, host of _______.
(a) American Groovestand.
(b) Dick Van Dyke Show.
(c) The Tonight Show.
(d) American Bandstand.

2. When Bangs takes the instrument home with him and attempts to play it, a dispute with ______ erupts.
(a) A neighbor.
(b) The landlady.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) John Coltrane.

3. Other critics said of Iggy Pop and the band that the stage show was juvenile and they were musically ______.
(a) Talented.
(b) Visionary.
(c) Simplistic.
(d) Complicated.

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

5. Bangs believes that David Bowie's concert performance was an attempt to appropriate ______ culture.
(a) Latino.
(b) Asian.
(c) Indigenous.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs admires the Troggs for making innocent _____ songs as well as incredibly sexual music.

2. Bangs was at first offended by the Guess Who's most famous song "______ Woman" but then realized that their willingness to offend the audience is what made them great.

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. In the article "Jethro Tull in ______" Bangs describes how the band has managed to become popular without the benefit of a radio single.

5. Bangs concludes the article suggesting that everyone likes Lou Reed's ______ music.

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