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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his essay about the death of Peter Laughner, Bangs describes his friendship with Peter, who was a rock musician and a ______.
(a) Painter.
(b) Chef.
(c) Actor.
(d) Writer.

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

4. According to Hell, the ability of a person to remake himself is the message of the song ______.
(a) Stranger in Town.
(b) 5th Generation.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Blank Generation.

5. Bangs concludes by stating that Lou Reed once did him a favor by saying that he had been a good writer but now was a ______.
(a) Loser.
(b) Poser.
(c) Hack.
(d) Jerk.

6. Bangs concludes that Iggy Pop's performances are the most ______ things he has seen and also the most terrifying.
(a) Alive.
(b) Dead.
(c) Shameful.
(d) Worthless.

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

8. Bangs believes that the album "Metal Machine Music" is the ultimate evolution of using _______.
(a) High frequencies.
(b) Acoustic instruments.
(c) Feedback.
(d) Machines.

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

10. Part of the woman's tactics to get the young man to leave includes ______.
(a) Spitting on him.
(b) Having group sex with the hell's angels.
(c) Calling the police on him.
(d) Having sex in public at the bar.

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

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

13. Bangs suggests that he likes the album Metal Box because it expresses the _____ that Bangs feels.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Terror.
(d) Anger.

14. Bangs asserts that Reed's music is about ______, which Reed denies. They also get into an argument about stimulants.
(a) Depression.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Posterity.
(d) Decadence.

15. Bangs states that Laughner's doctors told him to quit using drugs but he continued to use to imitate ______.
(a) David Bowie.
(b) Iggy Pop.
(c) Elvis.
(d) Lou Reed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs concludes the article suggesting that everyone likes Lou Reed's ______ music.

2. During the interview with Lou Reed, Bangs suggests that _______ imitates Lou Reed.

3. In the essay "I Saw God and/or Tangerine Dream", Bangs decides to get intoxicated on _______.

4. Bangs recounted an incident in which he referred to a band as _______ in front of a black couple.

5. Bangs suggests that in America, ______ was often one of the only things that ever united the races.

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