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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. Bangs describes an incident in ______ during a Stooges concert where Iggy Pop was beaten up by a biker.
(a) Detroit.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Cleveland.

2. In the essay "I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream", Bangs decides to get intoxicated on _______.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Cough syrup.
(d) Opium.

3. Bangs goes on to review the second album that the Stooges put out called _____ . Bangs admits that the first time he heard the album it sounded like nothing but noise.
(a) L.A. Blues.
(b) Fun House.
(c) Wild Thing.
(d) T.V. Eye.

4. The narrator of the story Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung is a ______ year old man explaining rock and roll history to his grandchildren.
(a) Eighty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Seventy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs enjoys Hell's music, but he is profoundly disturbed by the sense of ______ that he detects in his music and personality.

2. In the article "Where Were You When Elvis Died", Bangs likens Elvis to ______ because of his secrecy.

3. Bangs concludes that Iggy Pop's performances are the most ______ things he has seen and also the most terrifying.

4. According to Hell, the ability of a person to remake himself is the message of the song ______.

5. Bangs claims that Count Five released a total of ______ albums and goes on to explain the merits of each.

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