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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs suggests that _____ is a dangerous thing because it makes people vulnerable to the universal pain of life.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Music.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Love.

2. Van Morrison's second album was released in _____ and Bangs reports that it became a source of hope for him.
(a) 1968.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1963.

3. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.
(a) Robert Plant.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Lou Reed.

4. Bangs bemoans the turn popular music took towards _______ and politics in the late '60s, preferring instead the earlier sounds of the decade.
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Thought.
(d) Lasciviousness.

5. The song _______ is listed on the first half of the Stooges second album which Bangs describes as the better half of the album.
(a) L.A. Blues.
(b) T.V. Eye.
(c) Carburetor Dung.
(d) Velvet Underground.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the second section of the essay, Bangs suggests that some bands turned from simplistic rock into arty bands, including all of the following except ______.

2. Bangs spends almost half of the review of the album talking about the song ______, which Bangs believes is about a transsexual man.

3. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.

4. Bangs suggests that the music of ______ was a natural reaction to the chaos of the late 1960s.

5. In reviewing Barry White's new album, Bangs states that White has found yet another way to sing about _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bangs believe about the show of David Bowie when he goes to promote it in his work?

2. What does Bangs have to say about the album "Keep the Faith," even though he liked the band's first album?

3. What happens when Bangs decides to chase his landlady back to her apartment as he is playing the saxophone?

4. Why does Bangs recommend the album "White Witch", even though it's difficult to tell whether he is being serious or not in this essay?

5. What does Bangs have to say about the idea of good taste, especially when it comes to old movies and to music?

6. What does Bangs believe the song "Wild Thing" causes the listeners to do, or to at least consider doing in their lives?

7. What are the reactions that Lester Bangs has in reaction to the album he buys from the band, Count Five?

8. What does Clark believe about the trend of glam rock when it is discussed with Bangs?

9. Why does Clark believe that he will still be around for years to come, as he says when talking to Bangs?

10. What does Bangs believe the reasoning behind Iggy Pop's diving into the audience and other stage antics?

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