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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In his essay "Fragments, 1976-1982", Bangs writes about the fact that he and his friends hate ______.
(a) Answering the phone.
(b) Taking cabs.
(c) Answering the door.
(d) Ordering pizza.

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

4. Bangs praises _______ for creating music with the Velvet Underground that was physically and mentally stimulating.
(a) J. Geils.
(b) Lou Reed.
(c) David Bowie.
(d) Luther Vandross.

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

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

7. 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.

8. 1976 saw the advent of _____ rock and people starting buying albums again.
(a) Punk.
(b) Bubblegum.
(c) Pop.
(d) Glam.

9. In the essay "How to Succeed at _______ Without Really Trying", Bangs claims that he is not still fighting with Lou Reed.
(a) Relationships.
(b) Business.
(c) Torture.
(d) Gambling.

10. Bangs concludes the article by suggesting that "Metal Machine Music" is the most ______ album Reed has made.
(a) Feminine.
(b) Masculine.
(c) Industrial.
(d) Innovative.

11. Bangs suggests that in America, ______ was often one of the only things that ever united the races.
(a) Painting.
(b) Politics.
(c) Music.
(d) Education.

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

13. In his essay on New Year's Eve, Bangs recounts the last ______ that he has experienced.
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Seven.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In an excerpt from his review of Peter Guralinick's book, Bangs focused on Sam Phillips, the owner of _______.

2. After an initial fight, the couple meet again on the street and the young man asks the woman to ______.

3. Bangs states that Laughner's doctors told him to quit using drugs but he continued to use to imitate ______.

4. "Growing Up True is Hard to Do" is a review of Bob Seger's album ______.

5. Bangs reviewed a recent performance of Iggy Pop at the Palladium and suggested that his physical performance hints at his ______.

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