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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Luther Vandross.
(c) David Bowie.
(d) Blitzkrieg.

2. Bangs is using a deception because none of these other Count Five albums existed, and he was comparing himself to a ______ critic.
(a) L.A. Blues.
(b) Creem.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) Astral Weeks.

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

4. The essay "Johnny Ray's Better _______" is a review of a David Bowie concert.
(a) Whirlpool.
(b) Cesspool.
(c) Ocean.
(d) River.

5. In writing about the value of old horror movies, Bangs suggests that _____ is just a restriction mean to keep people from enjoying themselves.
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Good Taste.
(c) Religion.
(d) Criticism.

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

7. The second essay in the book is a review of Van Morrison's second album called _______.
(a) Velvet Underground.
(b) Madame George.
(c) T.V. Eye.
(d) Astral Weeks.

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 Stooges.
(b) The Yardbirds.
(c) The Animals.
(d) The Black Crows.

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

10. Lester Bangs refers to Count Five's album ______ as being their grungiest, and describes the reaction of other critics.
(a) Carburetor Dung.
(b) Bangs.
(c) Psychotic Reaction.
(d) Physical Graffiti.

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

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

13. When Bangs takes the instrument home with him and attempts to play it, a dispute with ______ erupts.
(a) The landlady.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) John Coltrane.

14. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) Wild Thing.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) Marked for Death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bangs then reviews James Taylor's album called "_____ Man Dog" and surprisingly defends the album.

3. Bangs argues that in order to make rock and roll good again, musicians have to stop trying to respect ______ styles.

4. Bangs asserts that the live music sounds similar to the studio music except there are long and pointless ______.

5. According to Bangs, groups should have resisted the urge to become arty and developed the free style used by _____ musicians.

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