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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Apology.
(b) Warning.
(c) Different company.
(d) Disclaimer.

2. Bangs rejects the idea that punk is _____ because some bands used symbols like swastikas. He felt that it was mainly for shock value.
(a) Communist.
(b) Socialist.
(c) Facist.
(d) Racist.

3. In his essay, Bangs accuses Seger of ______ because his music is not much different than others.
(a) Laziness.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Selling out.
(d) Plagiarism.

4. Bangs concludes the article suggesting that everyone likes Lou Reed's ______ music.
(a) Terrible.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Wonderful.
(d) Hypnotic.

5. In the first excerpt from "Untitled Notes", Bangs purchases a non-existent _______ album called "Sucking It in the Seventies".
(a) Velvet Underground.
(b) Stooges.
(c) Rolling Stones.
(d) Clash.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Bangs himself died of drug related causes about _____ years after the essay about Laughner was written.
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During his essay on Sham 69, Bangs attempts to emulate their style in his writing and ends every sentence with _______.

2. Bangs suggests that when the title of greatness is conferred on a band it lasts _______.

3. 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 ______.

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

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

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