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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. In reviewing Barry White's new album, Bangs states that White has found yet another way to sing about _____.
(a) Politics.
(b) The Earth.
(c) Love.
(d) Hate.

2. In "Black _____ Arkansas: Keep the Faith", Bangs admits that he like the band's album when he first heard it.
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Hickory.
(d) Molasses.

3. The narrator agonizes over buying Count Five's record _____ because it is mediocre but he eventually comes to love it.
(a) Bangs.
(b) Physical Graffiti.
(c) Carburetor Dung.
(d) Psychotic Reaction.

4. Bangs states that "Station to Station" is ______ 's finest album yet because even if the lyrics are pretentious, the guitar is amazing.
(a) Blitzkrieg.
(b) Barry White.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) David Bowie.

5. Other critics said of Iggy Pop and the band that the stage show was juvenile and they were musically ______.
(a) Complicated.
(b) Talented.
(c) Simplistic.
(d) Visionary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs asserts that the live music sounds similar to the studio music except there are long and pointless ______.

2. Bangs also claims that the Troggs got their name from a group of ______ youth who were living in caves at the time of the band's formation.

3. Bangs then reviews James Taylor's album called "_____ Man Dog" and surprisingly defends the album.

4. Bangs describes another band, _____, that was able to step into using a freestyle approach partly due to the fact that barely knew how to play their instruments.

5. When Bangs takes the instrument home with him and attempts to play it, a dispute with ______ erupts.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bang argue is the recipe for making rock and roll good again, according to his essay?

4. Who are some of the famous guitarists whose careers were launched by the Yardbirds rock band?

5. When there is speculation as to whether a song like "Wild Thing" could be written anymore, what does Bangs speculate?

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

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