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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old man tells his grandchildren that by the end of the 1960s, the Yardbirds had transformed into the band ______.
(a) Fleetwood Mac.
(b) Pink Floyd.
(c) Led Zeppelin.
(d) Rolling Stones.

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

3. Bangs suggests that the song called ______ by the Troggs is about a countdown towards sexual penetration.
(a) 66-5-4-3-2-1.
(b) Wild Thing.
(c) 8675309.
(d) I Just Sing.

4. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.
(a) Lou Reed.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Robert Plant.
(d) Paul McCartney.

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

6. In "Black _____ Arkansas: Keep the Faith", Bangs admits that he like the band's album when he first heard it.
(a) Hickory.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Molasses.

7. Critic Jon Landau dismisses Bangs for his reviews and for his magazine _______ for giving similar albums positive reviews.
(a) Astral Weeks.
(b) L.A. Blues.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) Creem.

8. In his write up of the song _____, Bangs fantasizes about the lead singer, Reg Presley, living out the lyrics.
(a) Fugs.
(b) I Just Sing.
(c) 66-5-4-3-2-1.
(d) Wild Thing.

9. Dick Clark tells Bangs that he will be around for a long time precisely because he promotes ______ music.
(a) Popular.
(b) Bad.
(c) Good.
(d) Glam.

10. The old man also tells his grandchildren that _____ was assassinated at a show in 1973 - two years after the article was written.
(a) Jimmy Hendrix.
(b) Jeff Beck.
(c) Jimmy Page
(d) Eric Clapton.

11. Bangs finds the lyrics on Jethro Tull's new album "Thick as a _____" to be self -righteous.
(a) Block.
(b) Stick.
(c) Slab.
(d) Brick.

12. _______ claims that they are one of the first truly German bands since World War II.
(a) Luftwaffe.
(b) Stonewerk.
(c) Blitzkrieg.
(d) Kraftwerk.

13. 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) Ninety.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

14. Bangs argues that in order to make rock and roll good again, musicians have to stop trying to respect ______ styles.
(a) Younger.
(b) Older.
(c) Blues.
(d) Jazz.

15. Bangs hears the album ______ at a dinner party and it leads to him and others harassing people at a Masons function.
(a) Slade.
(b) Sladest.
(c) Kraftwerk.
(d) Station to Station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs admires the Troggs for making innocent _____ songs as well as incredibly sexual music.

2. 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.

3. In his writing, Bangs fantasizes about murdering ______ because he is so self-absorbed.

4. The second essay in the book is a review of Van Morrison's second album called _______.

5. Bangs considers horror movies to be the equivalent of ______ movies and writes a fake L.A. times article detailing an uprising against the television stations.

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