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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs suggests that the genre of rock and roll is naturally ______ and thus musical illiteracy is consistent with rock and roll.

2. Rock crowds had become convinced that bands were supposed to be objects of ______.

3. Bangs believes that David Bowie's concert performance was an attempt to appropriate ______ culture.

4. Bangs goes on to review the second album that the Stooges put out called _____ . Bangs admits that the first time he heard the album it sounded like nothing but noise.

5. Bangs comes to like the song ______, which he first had dismissed as so much noise.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clark believe that he will still be around for years to come, as he says when talking to Bangs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The drugs that are found a lot in the music world are also found in Bangs, though he criticizes his friend for succumbing to that lifestyle.

Part 1: Why do you think drugs are often a part of the music world?

Part 2: How do you think a person could avoid the drug scene in the music world?

Part 3: How do you think you might react to a person that succumbs to drugs because they want to be a part of a certain lifestyle?

Essay Topic 2

In the beginning, Bangs writes from the perspective of an older man who is explaining rock and roll to children.

Part 1: Why do you think it's important to consider alternative histories?

Part 2: How do you think that the opening section is right? How is it wrong?

Part 3: Do you think that an alternative history is just as valid as the real history?

Essay Topic 3

Bangs is quick to point out that much of the music of the time period is a reaction to the world around the musicians.

Part 1: Why do you think musicians chose to react to the world around them?

Part 2: How do you think music is influenced by society? And vice versa?

Part 3: Do you think that music should be impacted by society? Why or why not?

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