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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. Bangs states that Laughner's doctors told him to quit using drugs but he continued to use to imitate ______.
(a) David Bowie.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) Iggy Pop.
(d) Elvis.

2. Bangs concludes the article suggesting that everyone likes Lou Reed's ______ music.
(a) Hypnotic.
(b) Terrible.
(c) Inspired.
(d) Wonderful.

3. Bangs believes that Laughner bought into a rock culture that celebrates ______, and Bangs subsequently denounces that culture.
(a) Death.
(b) Infidelity.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Drugs.

4. 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.

5. 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) RCA.
(c) IBM.
(d) ESP.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bangs, groups should have resisted the urge to become arty and developed the free style used by _____ musicians.

2. In the second section of the essay, Bangs suggests that some bands turned from simplistic rock into arty bands, including all of the following except ______.

3. Bangs asserts that Reed's music is about ______, which Reed denies. They also get into an argument about stimulants.

4. The essay "The Greatest Album Ever Made" is a list of _______ different reasons Bangs likes "Metal Machine Music".

5. Bangs argues that "Keep the Faith" could be used to make people immune from _____ torture and brainwashing.

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