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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The essay "James Taylor Marked for Death" begins with a discussion about the British band called ______.
(a) The Fugs.
(b) The Troggs.
(c) The Stooges.
(d) The Animals.

3. 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) Trumpet.
(b) Bass.
(c) Piano.
(d) Saxophone.

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

5. The narrator begins the story by talking about how great the music was in the year ______, particularly the Yardbirds.
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1965.

6. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".
(a) The Starz.
(b) The Godz.
(c) The Heroz.
(d) The Legendz.

7. Bangs suggests that the music of ______ was a natural reaction to the chaos of the late 1960s.
(a) The Animals.
(b) The Black Crows.
(c) The Yardbirds.
(d) The Stooges.

8. In "Of Pop and Pies and Fun", Bangs defends the band that is known as the _______, in particular front man Iggy Pop.
(a) The Black Crows.
(b) The Stooges.
(c) The Yardbirds.
(d) The Animals.

9. Bangs also claims that the Troggs got their name from a group of ______ youth who were living in caves at the time of the band's formation.
(a) American.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) Irish.

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

11. Bangs bemoans the turn popular music took towards _______ and politics in the late '60s, preferring instead the earlier sounds of the decade.
(a) Lasciviousness.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Spirituality.
(d) Thought.

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

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

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

15. Bangs suggests that _____ is a dangerous thing because it makes people vulnerable to the universal pain of life.
(a) Music.
(b) Love.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second section of the essay, Bangs suggests that some bands turned from simplistic rock into arty bands, including all of the following except ______.

2. Bangs argues that "Keep the Faith" could be used to make people immune from _____ torture and brainwashing.

3. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.

4. Bangs argues that _____ 's antics helped to break down the wall between the musician and the listener.

5. Bangs hears the album ______ at a dinner party and it leads to him and others harassing people at a Masons function.

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