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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Chicago at Carnegie Hall, Volumes I,II, III, & IV", Bangs mocks the album as being better as pieces of _____ than a work of music.
(a) Scrap metal.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Cardboard.
(d) Crap.

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

3. The narrator agonizes over buying Count Five's record _____ because it is mediocre but he eventually comes to love it.
(a) Bangs.
(b) Carburetor Dung.
(c) Physical Graffiti.
(d) Psychotic Reaction.

4. Bangs begins the essay "Do the Godz Speak Esperanto" by discussing ______ records which he believes is the most underground record label in the country.
(a) ESP.
(b) RCA.
(c) IBM.
(d) Columbia.

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

6. When the confrontation escalates, Bangs is arrested by a tenant in the building and charged with _____.
(a) Assault.
(b) Breaking and Entering.
(c) Drunk and Disorderly conduct.
(d) Battery.

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

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

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

10. 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 ______.
(a) The Yardbirds.
(b) Question Mark.
(c) Led Zeppelin.
(d) The Mysterians.

11. Lester Bangs compares listening to amazing albums like those produced by Count Five as being similar to a first ______.
(a) Time using drugs.
(b) Bike ride.
(c) Girlfriend.
(d) Orgasm.

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

13. Clark believes that _____ rock, which Bangs refers to as fag-rock, is mostly just to shock people.
(a) Glam.
(b) Bubblegum.
(c) Hard.
(d) Pop.

14. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.
(a) Sexual.
(b) Environmental.
(c) Activist.
(d) Political.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.

2. Bangs feels that Morrison has a unique talent to take a simple phrase and repeat it until it becomes something ______.

3. Although the essay begins by talking about the _______, the narrator changes the subject to a group called Count Five.

4. In the essay "Screwing the System With Dick Clark", Bangs describes his meeting with Dick Clark, host of _______.

5. Clark believes that the current generation are very ______ despite their claims towards originality.

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