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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs suggests that Reed's latest album was inspired by _______, which Bangs jokes could solve all the worlds problems.
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Amphetamines.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Opiates.

2. The way the woman finally is able to get rid of him is ______ and making him famous.
(a) Getting him art lessons.
(b) Getting him into a rock band.
(c) Getting him to become an actor.
(d) Getting him to open his own bar.

3. The excerpt from "Maggie May" is a fictional piece that was inspired by the song written by ______.
(a) John Lennon.
(b) Rod Stewart.
(c) Elvis Presley.
(d) Eric Clapton.

4. Bangs reports that most of his New Year's Eve experiences involve all of the following except ______.
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Sexual frustration.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Dancing.

5. In an excerpt from "The Scorn Papers", Bangs takes issue with The Village Eye, which credited Richard Hell and John Holmstrom with the invention of ______.
(a) Glam.
(b) Pop.
(c) Punk.
(d) Industrial.

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

7. Bangs describes the experience of the couple as being ______.
(a) Fun.
(b) Depressing.
(c) Religious.
(d) Boring.

8. Bangs is disappointed in The Clash's behavior when their driver _____ gets into fight with a young fan.
(a) Joe.
(b) Mickey.
(c) Ted.
(d) Bangs.

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

10. During the interview with Lou Reed, Bangs suggests that _______ imitates Lou Reed.
(a) David Bowie.
(b) Iggy Pop.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) Kraftwerk.

11. In his article, Bangs contends that Elvis' main contribution to rock and roll music was his ______.
(a) Southern style.
(b) Use of blues music.
(c) Sexual energy.
(d) Sense of rhythm.

12. Bangs recounts an episode in which he experienced a great deal of _______ going to the convenience store.
(a) Fear.
(b) Depression.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Joy.

13. Bangs concludes that Guralinick no longer wants to be a rock star because _______ often destroys musicians.
(a) Playing on the road.
(b) Drug addiction.
(c) The music business.
(d) Alcohol addiction.

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

15. Bangs describes punk as being music that is about renouncing ______ and being different.
(a) Power.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs states in "All My Friends are Hermits" that he wants to have sex with this woman surrounded by ______.

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

3. In the essay "Notes on Pil's Metal Box", Bangs wonders if Johnny ______'s music is just juvenile nastiness.

4. In his essay "Fragments, 1976-1982", Bangs writes about the fact that he and his friends hate ______.

5. Bangs believes that Laughner bought into a rock culture that celebrates ______, and Bangs subsequently denounces that culture.

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