View a FREE sample

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. Bangs suggests that once groups reach stardom they begin to treat their fans with ______.
(a) Integrity.
(b) Disregard.
(c) Contempt.
(d) Gratitude.

2. Bangs reviews a concert he attended by Barrie White and states that he came away from the performance _______.
(a) Bored.
(b) Delirious.
(c) Disgusted.
(d) Ecstatic.

3. In his essay, Bangs accuses Seger of ______ because his music is not much different than others.
(a) Selling out.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Plagiarism.
(d) Laziness.

4. Bangs concludes that Iggy Pop's performances are the most ______ things he has seen and also the most terrifying.
(a) Dead.
(b) Alive.
(c) Worthless.
(d) Shameful.

5. Van Morrison's second album was released in _____ and Bangs reports that it became a source of hope for him.
(a) 1963.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs argues that in order to make rock and roll good again, musicians have to stop trying to respect ______ styles.

2. Clark believes that the current generation are very ______ despite their claims towards originality.

3. Bangs believes that the Godz third album ________ is a complete descent into acid-rock cliches.

4. Bangs spends almost half of the review of the album talking about the song ______, which Bangs believes is about a transsexual man.

5. Dick Clark tells Bangs that he will be around for a long time precisely because he promotes ______ music.

(see the answer key)

This section contains 222 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample