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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Bangs describes an incident in ______ during a Stooges concert where Iggy Pop was beaten up by a biker.
(a) Detroit.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

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

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

5. In their interview about the new album, Lou Reed tells Bangs that he thinks it is the best work he has done but it should have been released with a _______.
(a) Disclaimer.
(b) Warning.
(c) Apology.
(d) Different company.

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

7. The essay "The Greatest Album Ever Made" is a list of _______ different reasons Bangs likes "Metal Machine Music".
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Ten.
(d) One hundered.

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

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

10. Many people were obsessed with Phillips and Bangs believes he could bring out what was inside a person like a _______.
(a) Shaman.
(b) Priest.
(c) Conductor.
(d) Coach.

11. Bangs enjoys Hell's music, but he is profoundly disturbed by the sense of ______ that he detects in his music and personality.
(a) Violence.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Sexuality.
(d) Anger.

12. After an initial fight, the couple meet again on the street and the young man asks the woman to ______.
(a) A picnic.
(b) A movie.
(c) A quiet dinner in his apartment.
(d) A restuarant.

13. In the essay "Notes on Pil's Metal Box", Bangs wonders if Johnny ______'s music is just juvenile nastiness.
(a) Terrible.
(b) Appleseed.
(c) Rotten.
(d) Two-tone.

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

15. Reed tells Bangs that there are ______ that can be used as a weapon and some of them are on his latest album.
(a) Waves.
(b) Melodies.
(c) Frequencies.
(d) Instruments.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

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

3. As the couple continues to discover things about each other they realize that they both hate the same things and both love _____.

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

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

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