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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. The song _______ is listed on the first half of the Stooges second album which Bangs describes as the better half of the album.
(a) Carburetor Dung.
(b) T.V. Eye.
(c) Velvet Underground.
(d) L.A. Blues.

2. According to Bangs, groups should have resisted the urge to become arty and developed the free style used by _____ musicians.
(a) Blues.
(b) Rock.
(c) Classical.
(d) Jazz.

3. Lester Bangs refers to Count Five's album ______ as being their grungiest, and describes the reaction of other critics.
(a) Bangs.
(b) Carburetor Dung.
(c) Physical Graffiti.
(d) Psychotic Reaction.

4. Bangs bemoans the turn popular music took towards _______ and politics in the late '60s, preferring instead the earlier sounds of the decade.
(a) Thought.
(b) Spirituality.
(c) Lasciviousness.
(d) Sexuality.

5. Critic Jon Landau dismisses Bangs for his reviews and for his magazine _______ for giving similar albums positive reviews.
(a) Creem.
(b) Astral Weeks.
(c) L.A. Blues.
(d) Rolling Stone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs suggests that once groups reach stardom they begin to treat their fans with ______.

2. The essay "James Taylor Marked for Death" begins with a discussion about the British band called ______.

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

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

5. Bangs describes the fact that Iggy Pop transitioned from an imitation of______ on the last album to a more refined and unique form.

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