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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. In the essay "Screwing the System With Dick Clark", Bangs describes his meeting with Dick Clark, host of _______.

2. One group that Bangs felt did use a more freestyle approach was ________, but they were among the few.

3. Bangs suggests that _____ is a dangerous thing because it makes people vulnerable to the universal pain of life.

4. Bangs had written earlier about the Troggs and suggested that they were a ______ band.

5. Bangs is using a deception because none of these other Count Five albums existed, and he was comparing himself to a ______ critic.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the opinion that Bangs and Clark seem to share when they are talking in an interview together?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Like so many other music critics, Bangs has stories of run-ins with the law which make it into his columns.

Part 1: Why do you think Bangs decides that he won't stop playing his sax, and then gets in trouble for it?

Part 2: Do you think there is a reputation that a music critic has to uphold in order to be seen as valid?

Part 3: How do you think a music critic or a musician should behave?

Essay Topic 2

Joe Strummer says that he actually wants to know when he's not being as good in concerts.

Part 1: Do you think most performers want to hear whether they are good in a performance?

Part 2: How do you think a performer from today's music scene might react if someone told them they were off one night?

Part 3: Do you appreciate honesty over being told you are good, even when you're not?

Essay Topic 3

Bangs believes that a free style of music is much more effective than a more arty style, like Led Zeppelin.

Part 1: How would you characterize the music of Led Zeppelin?

Part 2: Do you think that free music is better than music which is more structured?

Part 3: Why do you think Bangs is more forgiving to free music?

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