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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Unpublishable Part Two and Untitled.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The ______ seize the television stations and play all manner of different content, and one station in LA tries to play every movie ever made.
(a) Rebels.
(b) Musicians.
(c) Jets.
(d) Ladies.

3. Bangs suggests that "Metal Machine Music" could also be used as a deterrent for _______.
(a) Cats.
(b) Relatives.
(c) Stray dogs.
(d) Landlords.

4. In his final excerpt, Bangs rehashes his disputes with ______, lead singer from the Velvet Underground.
(a) Lou Reed.
(b) Eric Burdon.
(c) Eric Clapton.
(d) Rod Stewart.

5. Bangs suggests that _____ is a dangerous thing because it makes people vulnerable to the universal pain of life.
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Music.
(c) Love.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his writing, Bangs fantasizes about murdering ______ because he is so self-absorbed.

2. Bangs writes the latter half of his interview with Slade in an imitation of a _______ cockney accent.

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

4. Bangs reviews a concert he attended by Barrie White and states that he came away from the performance _______.

5. Bangs describes another band, _____, that was able to step into using a freestyle approach partly due to the fact that barely knew how to play their instruments.

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