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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 Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the interview with J. Geils, the band invites Bangs to write ______ as they play an encore.
(a) In the front row.
(b) Backstage.
(c) On a guitar.
(d) On stage.

2. Bangs himself died of drug related causes about _____ years after the essay about Laughner was written.
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

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

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.
(a) The Mysterians.
(b) Question Mark.
(c) The Velvet Underground.
(d) The Stooges.

5. Clark believes that the current generation are very ______ despite their claims towards originality.
(a) Conformist.
(b) Non-conformist.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Communist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".

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. Bangs feels that Richard Hell's style of _____ rock is important because he still feels things in a world where most don't.

4. Bangs tells Reed during their interview that "Metal Machine Music" is authentic and calls it a _______ career move.

5. Van Morrison's second album was released in _____ and Bangs reports that it became a source of hope for him.

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