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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the article "Jethro Tull in ______" Bangs describes how the band has managed to become popular without the benefit of a radio single.
(a) Korea.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Germany.
(d) Japan.

2. Bangs believes that the Godz third album ________ is a complete descent into acid-rock cliches.
(a) The Third Testament.
(b) The Third Eye.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) The Final Testament.

3. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.
(a) Babyish.
(b) Adolescent.
(c) Adult.
(d) Childish.

4. Bangs concludes the essay by suggesting that ______ are making jokes to their listeners that play off all of their darkest fears and fantasies.
(a) Question Mark.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) Led Zeppelin.
(d) The Stooges.

5. Bangs asserts that the live music sounds similar to the studio music except there are long and pointless ______.
(a) Introductions to each song.
(b) Solos.
(c) Pauses.
(d) Crowd singing sections.

6. Bangs was at first offended by the Guess Who's most famous song "______ Woman" but then realized that their willingness to offend the audience is what made them great.
(a) Irish.
(b) American.
(c) Scandinavian.
(d) Russian.

7. Bangs begins the essay "John Coltrane Lives" by describing a recent practice session with his band and discovering a _______ in the apartment, reminding him of Coltrane.
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Bass.
(c) Piano.
(d) Trumpet.

8. Bangs concludes his review of Barry White by comparing White's songs to ______.
(a) Incest.
(b) Rape.
(c) Love.
(d) Joy.

9. Bangs argues that _____ 's antics helped to break down the wall between the musician and the listener.
(a) Iggy Pop.
(b) Jimmy Page.
(c) Alice Cooper.
(d) Eric Clapton.

10. Bangs claims that Count Five released a total of ______ albums and goes on to explain the merits of each.
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

11. Bangs then reviews James Taylor's album called "_____ Man Dog" and surprisingly defends the album.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

12. Bangs felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.
(a) Chauvinistic.
(b) Narcissistic.
(c) Philanthropic.
(d) Antisocial.

13. Bangs states that "Station to Station" is ______ 's finest album yet because even if the lyrics are pretentious, the guitar is amazing.
(a) Barry White.
(b) Blitzkrieg.
(c) David Bowie.
(d) Luther Vandross.

14. In Bangs' review of the Stooges second album, he talks about the "relentlessly driving" _____, which is in the first half of the album.
(a) Fun House.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) T.V. Eye.
(d) L.A. Blues.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs had written earlier about the Troggs and suggested that they were a ______ band.

2. In his write up of the song _____, Bangs fantasizes about the lead singer, Reg Presley, living out the lyrics.

3. Clark believes that _____ rock, which Bangs refers to as fag-rock, is mostly just to shock people.

4. ______ is the singer of the Velvet Underground, the band that Bangs suggested was able to use a free style method.

5. In the essay "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-up ______", Bangs complains that television stations do not play enough horror films.

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