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

2. One group that Bangs felt did use a more freestyle approach was ________, but they were among the few.
(a) The Mysterians.
(b) Question Mark.
(c) The Velvet Underground.
(d) Led Zeppelin.

3. Bangs asserts that "the Guess Who is God" in his essay "The Guess Who: Live at the _____".
(a) Paragon.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) Paramount.
(d) Filmore.

4. The Yardbirds were a British Band that launched the musical careers of all of the following guitarists except ______.
(a) Eric Clapton.
(b) Jimmy Page.
(c) Neil Young.
(d) Jeff Beck.

5. The narrator of the story Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung is a ______ year old man explaining rock and roll history to his grandchildren.
(a) Eighty.
(b) Seventy.
(c) Ninety.
(d) Sixty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.

2. In "Black _____ Arkansas: Keep the Faith", Bangs admits that he like the band's album when he first heard it.

3. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.

4. The worst examples of bands that treat their fans poorly Bangs refers to as ______, with James Taylor as the lead person in the group.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bangs believe to be the meaning of the song "Give It To Me" by The Troggs?

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

5. What is the assessment of "Fun House" that Bangs makes after listening to the album the first and the second time?

6. What is the opinion that Bangs and Clark seem to share when they are talking in an interview together?

7. What does Lester Bangs not like about the way that music shifted in the 1960s, according to his essays?

8. From whom does Kraftwerk say that they take their inspiration, according to their conversation with Bangs?

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

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

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