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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Slaying the Children, Burying the Dead, Signs of Life Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs writes the latter half of his interview with Slade in an imitation of a _______ cockney accent.
(a) French.
(b) British.
(c) Spanish.
(d) American.

2. Bangs felt that the Baby Boomer generation was ______, believing their every act was of great importance.
(a) Chauvinistic.
(b) Narcissistic.
(c) Antisocial.
(d) Philanthropic.

3. "Growing Up True is Hard to Do" is a review of Bob Seger's album ______.
(a) L.A. Blues.
(b) New Year's Eve.
(c) Blank Generation.
(d) Stranger in Town.

4. Bangs shows his distaste for Bowie's concert by comparing it to a ______ show with black people for props.
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) LA.
(d) Vegas.

5. During their interview, Hell describes to Bangs the importance of self-hatred and ______ in music.
(a) Sexism.
(b) Narcissism.
(c) Pessimism.
(d) Optimisim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs praises the song ______ because he believes it reflects a democratic sexual relationship where the man is concerned with giving the woman an orgasm.

2. In the essay "The White Noise Supremacists", Bangs tackles the subject of ______ in punk music.

3. Bangs begins the essay "Do the Godz Speak Esperanto" by discussing ______ records which he believes is the most underground record label in the country.

4. In "New Year's Eve", Bangs asserts that the holiday raises expectations for the future to an unreasonable level and the night is overall ______.

5. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.

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