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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 praises the song ______ because he believes it reflects a democratic sexual relationship where the man is concerned with giving the woman an orgasm.
(a) Wild Thing.
(b) Give it to Me.
(c) I Just Sing.
(d) T.V. Eye.

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

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

4. Bangs is using a deception because none of these other Count Five albums existed, and he was comparing himself to a ______ critic.
(a) L.A. Blues.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Astral Weeks.
(d) Creem.

5. During the interview with J. Geils, the band invites Bangs to write ______ as they play an encore.
(a) On stage.
(b) On a guitar.
(c) In the front row.
(d) Backstage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Clark believes that _____ rock, which Bangs refers to as fag-rock, is mostly just to shock people.

2. _______ claims that they are one of the first truly German bands since World War II.

3. Bangs suggests that _____ is a dangerous thing because it makes people vulnerable to the universal pain of life.

4. In his write up of the song _____, Bangs fantasizes about the lead singer, Reg Presley, living out the lyrics.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bangs believe is the reason why The Guess Who are so popular and so effective with their audience?

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

5. While Bangs doesn't disagree with the assessment of the Stooges, what does he believe the value of their music is?

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

7. What do other critics besides Lester Bangs have to say about the Stooges, a band that Bangs adores?

8. What does Jon Landau do in response to the way that Lester Bangs writes about music, according to the essay?

9. What does Bangs claim is the inspiration for the band name, The Troggs, though some aren't sure this is the case?

10. 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?

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