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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 his essay, Bangs accuses Seger of ______ because his music is not much different than others.
(a) Selling out.
(b) Plagiarism.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Stealing.

2. At the conclusion of the interview, Bangs decides that he has changed his opinion of Reed and that he is a _______.
(a) Loser.
(b) God.
(c) Basket case.
(d) Child.

3. In his essay about the death of Peter Laughner, Bangs describes his friendship with Peter, who was a rock musician and a ______.
(a) Writer.
(b) Chef.
(c) Painter.
(d) Actor.

4. The essay "The Greatest Album Ever Made" is a list of _______ different reasons Bangs likes "Metal Machine Music".
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) One hundered.
(d) Ten.

5. Bangs suggests that racism began to form when rock left its blues roots and became _____ music.
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In an excerpt from "The Scorn Papers", Bangs takes issue with The Village Eye, which credited Richard Hell and John Holmstrom with the invention of ______.

2. The excerpt from "Maggie May" is a fictional piece that was inspired by the song written by ______.

3. The couple returns to the man's apartment and they have ______.

4. Bangs asserts that almost every band that is thought of as _______ was originally criticized for being terrible musicians.

5. Bangs concludes that Iggy Pop's performances are the most ______ things he has seen and also the most terrifying.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bangs argue about the music that Lou Reed makes when it is good?

2. What does narcissism allow a person to do, according to the opinion of Richard Hell in Bangs' writing?

3. Why does Bangs believe that Elvis was able to be a rebel without being an outcast?

4. What does Bangs believe hints to Pop's isolation in the music world when he is reviewing a show?

5. Why does Bangs consider Lou Reed to be a hero of his, according to his writings?

6. What does Bangs say about Elvis' place in the music history at the end of his piece about him?

7. Why is Bangs surprised by the amount of racism that is present in punk rock and in punk rock music?

8. What do the man and the woman realize about themselves and about the things they share in common?

9. Why does Bangs believe Richard Hell's style of punk rock is necessary in the world?

10. What is it about Hell's music that disturbs Bangs, according to the way he writes about the music?

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