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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 One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs argues that in order to make rock and roll good again, musicians have to stop trying to respect ______ styles.
(a) Blues.
(b) Older.
(c) Younger.
(d) Jazz.

2. Bangs asserts that "the Guess Who is God" in his essay "The Guess Who: Live at the _____".
(a) Paramount.
(b) Madison Square Garden.
(c) Paragon.
(d) Filmore.

3. Lester Bangs compares listening to amazing albums like those produced by Count Five as being similar to a first ______.
(a) Time using drugs.
(b) Bike ride.
(c) Orgasm.
(d) Girlfriend.

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

5. After the concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Bangs decides that the other attendees were ______.
(a) Shopping bag ladies.
(b) Snobs.
(c) Shopping bag men.
(d) Homeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs hears the album ______ at a dinner party and it leads to him and others harassing people at a Masons function.

2. The essay titled "____ Witch" recommends the album because the band are all sexually frustrated "dorks".

3. Bangs shows his distaste for Bowie's concert by comparing it to a ______ show with black people for props.

4. Critic Jon Landau dismisses Bangs for his reviews and for his magazine _______ for giving similar albums positive reviews.

5. Bangs concludes the article by suggesting that "Metal Machine Music" is the most ______ album Reed has made.

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