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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs describes a fantasy about eating ______ out of Elvis Presley's dead body, or part of the body to become Elvis himself.
(a) LSD.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Pills.
(d) Marijuana brownies.

2. Bangs claims that rock and roll's power does not come from musical talent but from the ______ instinct to constantly move.
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) American.
(d) African.

3. Bangs described ______ as a supernatural force in his ability to be a rebel without becoming an outcast.
(a) Sam Phillips.
(b) James Dean.
(c) Peter Guralinick.
(d) Elvis Presley.

4. Bangs asserts that almost every band that is thought of as _______ was originally criticized for being terrible musicians.
(a) Stylish.
(b) Innovative.
(c) Great.
(d) Mediocre.

5. In the essay "All My Friends are Hermits", Bangs describes wanting to have sex with a woman in _______.
(a) An airport.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A hot tub.
(d) A primitive setting.

6. In the essay "Let Us Now Praise Famous Death Dwarves", Bangs lists ways that ______ is unique, including the fact that he is willing to interview with Bangs again.
(a) Lou Reed.
(b) David Bowie.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) Iggy Pop.

7. Once on tour with The Clash, Bangs gets into a food fight and gets his hair set on fire by _______.
(a) The guitar player.
(b) The manager.
(c) The bass player.
(d) The drummer.

8. The woman in the Maggie May story goes to the bar the next day looking _______ because she has no money.
(a) For work.
(b) To prostitute herself.
(c) For a meal.
(d) For a handout.

9. Bangs rejects the idea that punk is _____ because some bands used symbols like swastikas. He felt that it was mainly for shock value.
(a) Socialist.
(b) Facist.
(c) Racist.
(d) Communist.

10. In one of the fragments, Bangs writes to convince himself that he is not yet old at the age of _______.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Forty.

11. Ivan Julian, the rhythm guitar player for the _______ is one of the few black musicians in the punk scene.
(a) Voidoids.
(b) Sham 69.
(c) Voodoos.
(d) Vincebus Eruptum.

12. The second excerpt reiterates Bangs feelings that rock and roll's greatness does not come from the ______ of the bands.
(a) Performance.
(b) Politics.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Musical skill.

13. In his article about Elvis, Bangs describes his experience of telling ______ men about Elvis' death and their lack of care.
(a) African.
(b) Latin.
(c) Asian.
(d) French.

14. In the article "Where Were You When Elvis Died", Bangs likens Elvis to ______ because of his secrecy.
(a) The White House.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The CIA.

15. After becoming intoxicated, Bangs attends a _______ show at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
(a) Tangerine Dream.
(b) Stooges.
(c) Peter Laughner.
(d) Iggy Pop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs concludes that Guralinick no longer wants to be a rock star because _______ often destroys musicians.

2. The woman comes to realize at some point that she feels more like a ______ than a lover in their relationship.

3. In the essay "The White Noise Supremacists", Bangs tackles the subject of ______ in punk music.

4. Guralinick tries to justify Phillips' switch to almost entirely ______ musicians after recording Elvis Presley.

5. In the essay on Iggy Pop, Bangs wonders if his maniacal performances reveals a deep ______ in Pop and his audience.

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