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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unpublishable Part Two and Untitled.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. One group that Bangs felt did use a more freestyle approach was ________, but they were among the few.
(a) Question Mark.
(b) The Velvet Underground.
(c) Led Zeppelin.
(d) The Mysterians.

3. In the essay "How to Succeed at _______ Without Really Trying", Bangs claims that he is not still fighting with Lou Reed.
(a) Relationships.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Torture.
(d) Business.

4. Bangs concludes by stating that Lou Reed once did him a favor by saying that he had been a good writer but now was a ______.
(a) Loser.
(b) Hack.
(c) Poser.
(d) Jerk.

5. The essay titled "____ Witch" recommends the album because the band are all sexually frustrated "dorks".
(a) Green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his final excerpt, Bangs rehashes his disputes with ______, lead singer from the Velvet Underground.

2. Lester Bangs compares listening to amazing albums like those produced by Count Five as being similar to a first ______.

3. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.

4. Bangs reports that most of his New Year's Eve experiences involve all of the following except ______.

5. The woman comes to realize at some point that she feels more like a ______ than a lover in their relationship.

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