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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Blowing It Up, Part Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.
(a) Paul McCartney.
(b) Robert Plant.
(c) Lou Reed.
(d) Mick Jagger.

2. The worst examples of bands that treat their fans poorly Bangs refers to as ______, with James Taylor as the lead person in the group.
(a) They-Rock.
(b) We-Rock.
(c) You-Rock.
(d) I-Rock.

3. Other critics said of Iggy Pop and the band that the stage show was juvenile and they were musically ______.
(a) Simplistic.
(b) Talented.
(c) Complicated.
(d) Visionary.

4. The narrator agonizes over buying Count Five's record _____ because it is mediocre but he eventually comes to love it.
(a) Physical Graffiti.
(b) Bangs.
(c) Psychotic Reaction.
(d) Carburetor Dung.

5. The Yardbirds were a British Band that launched the musical careers of all of the following guitarists except ______.
(a) Jeff Beck.
(b) Jimmy Page.
(c) Eric Clapton.
(d) Neil Young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs also claims that the Troggs got their name from a group of ______ youth who were living in caves at the time of the band's formation.

2. The narrator of the story Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung is a ______ year old man explaining rock and roll history to his grandchildren.

3. The band known as the Troggs were responsible for the smash hit ______.

4. Bangs concludes the essay by suggesting that ______ are making jokes to their listeners that play off all of their darkest fears and fantasies.

5. Bangs spends almost half of the review of the album talking about the song ______, which Bangs believes is about a transsexual man.

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