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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. The opening acts for David Bowie's concert included such names as Ava Cherrt and _______.
(a) Art Tatum.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) Luther Vandross.
(d) Herbie Hancock.

2. Bands describes some of his adolescent ______ exploits as a form of tribute to the power of the Troggs' music.
(a) Activist.
(b) Sexual.
(c) Environmental.
(d) Political.

3. Bangs had written earlier about the Troggs and suggested that they were a ______ band.
(a) Inclusive.
(b) Chauvinist.
(c) Elitist.
(d) Separatist.

4. Bangs recounted an incident in which he referred to a band as _______ in front of a black couple.
(a) Untalented.
(b) Africans.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Niggers.

5. Bangs suggests that once groups reach stardom they begin to treat their fans with ______.
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Disregard.
(d) Integrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs purchases a record by _______ and he says it is so bad that "it gets stars for lousiness".

2. Bangs reports that most of his New Year's Eve experiences involve all of the following except ______.

3. Bangs reviewed the group Sham 69, a British punk band whose fans were known to be ______.

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

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

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