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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Bangs suggests that when the title of greatness is conferred on a band it lasts _______.
(a) As long as the music is listened to.
(b) As long as the band is popular.
(c) Forever.
(d) A couple of years at most.

4. Bangs reviewed a recent performance of Iggy Pop at the Palladium and suggested that his physical performance hints at his ______.
(a) Martial arts training.
(b) Acrobatic skills.
(c) Depression.
(d) Isolation.

5. Bangs suggests that "Metal Machine Music" could also be used as a deterrent for _______.
(a) Cats.
(b) Stray dogs.
(c) Landlords.
(d) Relatives.

6. At the conclusion of the interview, Bangs decides that he has changed his opinion of Reed and that he is a _______.
(a) Basket case.
(b) God.
(c) Loser.
(d) Child.

7. Bangs suggests that racism began to form when rock left its blues roots and became _____ music.
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Arabic.
(d) Hispanic.

8. Bangs feels that Richard Hell's style of _____ rock is important because he still feels things in a world where most don't.
(a) Punk.
(b) Metal.
(c) Pop.
(d) Glam.

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

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

11. As the couple continues to discover things about each other they realize that they both hate the same things and both love _____.
(a) Food.
(b) Movies.
(c) Tea.
(d) Sex.

12. Bangs states that on the previous New Year's Eve he met _____ different women and did not have sex with any of them.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

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

14. 1976 saw the advent of _____ rock and people starting buying albums again.
(a) Glam.
(b) Pop.
(c) Punk.
(d) Bubblegum.

15. In his final excerpt, Bangs rehashes his disputes with ______, lead singer from the Velvet Underground.
(a) Rod Stewart.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) Eric Burdon.
(d) Eric Clapton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs suggests that he likes the album Metal Box because it expresses the _____ that Bangs feels.

2. The excerpt from "Maggie May" is a fictional piece that was inspired by the song written by ______.

3. After the concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Bangs decides that the other attendees were ______.

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

5. Bangs concludes the article by suggesting that "Metal Machine Music" is the most ______ album Reed has made.

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