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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 "Of Pop and Pies and Fun", Bangs defends the band that is known as the _______, in particular front man Iggy Pop.
(a) The Black Crows.
(b) The Animals.
(c) The Stooges.
(d) The Yardbirds.

2. Bangs spends almost half of the review of the album talking about the song ______, which Bangs believes is about a transsexual man.
(a) T.V. Eye.
(b) Madame George.
(c) Astral Weeks.
(d) Velvet Underground.

3. Bangs argues that "Keep the Faith" could be used to make people immune from _____ torture and brainwashing.
(a) Socialist.
(b) Republican.
(c) Neo-nazi.
(d) Communist.

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

5. According to Bangs, groups should have resisted the urge to become arty and developed the free style used by _____ musicians.
(a) Classical.
(b) Rock.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Blues.

Short Answer Questions

1. The second essay in the book is a review of Van Morrison's second album called _______.

2. The old man tells his grandchildren that by the end of the 1960s, the Yardbirds had transformed into the band ______.

3. Bangs claims that Count Five released a total of ______ albums and goes on to explain the merits of each.

4. The old man also tells his grandchildren that _____ was assassinated at a show in 1973 - two years after the article was written.

5. Bangs considers horror movies to be the equivalent of ______ movies and writes a fake L.A. times article detailing an uprising against the television stations.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the old man in the first essay trying to explain to his children, though Lester Bangs is the one who wrote it?

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 Clark believe about the trend of glam rock when it is discussed with Bangs?

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 album "Keep the Faith," even though he liked the band's first album?

6. What does Bangs explain to be the meaning of the band name, The Troggs, when he starts this section?

7. What does Bangs believe is the benefit of not knowing how to play an instrument, as he notes the Stooges were unable to do at first?

8. Why does Bangs speak so highly of the Van Morrison album, "Astral Weeks," in his essay?

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

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

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