View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Bangs' review of the Stooges second album, he talks about the "relentlessly driving" _____, which is in the first half of the album.
(a) Fun House.
(b) L.A. Blues.
(c) T.V. Eye.
(d) Rolling Stone.

2. Bangs suggests that the music of ______ was a natural reaction to the chaos of the late 1960s.
(a) The Animals.
(b) The Yardbirds.
(c) The Black Crows.
(d) The Stooges.

3. The old man tells his grandchildren that by the end of the 1960s, the Yardbirds had transformed into the band ______.
(a) Pink Floyd.
(b) Led Zeppelin.
(c) Fleetwood Mac.
(d) Rolling Stones.

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

5. Bangs suggests that the song called ______ by the Troggs is about a countdown towards sexual penetration.
(a) I Just Sing.
(b) 8675309.
(c) 66-5-4-3-2-1.
(d) Wild Thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs was at first offended by the Guess Who's most famous song "______ Woman" but then realized that their willingness to offend the audience is what made them great.

2. Bangs believes that the Godz third album ________ is a complete descent into acid-rock cliches.

3. Bangs admires the Troggs for making innocent _____ songs as well as incredibly sexual music.

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

5. Bangs states that "Station to Station" is ______ 's finest album yet because even if the lyrics are pretentious, the guitar is amazing.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Bangs have to say about the albums that Chicago puts out during this lifetime?

9. What is the observation that Bangs makes about the rock bands of the time and how they were seen by crowds?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 708 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample