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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Guralinick tries to justify Phillips' switch to almost entirely ______ musicians after recording Elvis Presley.
(a) Black.
(b) Indian.
(c) White.
(d) Mexican.

2. Ivan Julian, the rhythm guitar player for the _______ is one of the few black musicians in the punk scene.
(a) Sham 69.
(b) Vincebus Eruptum.
(c) Voidoids.
(d) Voodoos.

3. After becoming intoxicated, Bangs attends a _______ show at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
(a) Stooges.
(b) Tangerine Dream.
(c) Iggy Pop.
(d) Peter Laughner.

4. In their interview about the new album, Lou Reed tells Bangs that he thinks it is the best work he has done but it should have been released with a _______.
(a) Different company.
(b) Apology.
(c) Warning.
(d) Disclaimer.

5. Bangs feels that Richard Hell's style of _____ rock is important because he still feels things in a world where most don't.
(a) Metal.
(b) Pop.
(c) Glam.
(d) Punk.

6. The woman is frustrated with her relationship situation and comes up with all of the following ideas to fix it except _______.
(a) Disappearing.
(b) Talking to him.
(c) Killing herself.
(d) Killing him.

7. In his essay about the death of Peter Laughner, Bangs describes his friendship with Peter, who was a rock musician and a ______.
(a) Chef.
(b) Writer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Actor.

8. In the first excerpt from "Untitled Notes", Bangs purchases a non-existent _______ album called "Sucking It in the Seventies".
(a) Velvet Underground.
(b) Clash.
(c) Stooges.
(d) Rolling Stones.

9. In "New Year's Eve", Bangs asserts that the holiday raises expectations for the future to an unreasonable level and the night is overall ______.
(a) Bad.
(b) Good.
(c) Boring.
(d) Exciting.

10. After an initial fight, the couple meet again on the street and the young man asks the woman to ______.
(a) A picnic.
(b) A quiet dinner in his apartment.
(c) A restuarant.
(d) A movie.

11. In one of the fragments, Bangs writes to convince himself that he is not yet old at the age of _______.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty-five.

12. The Maggie May excerpt begins with a male character meeting an _____ woman in a bar in London.
(a) Older.
(b) Attractive.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Younger.

13. Bangs praises _______ for creating music with the Velvet Underground that was physically and mentally stimulating.
(a) David Bowie.
(b) J. Geils.
(c) Lou Reed.
(d) Luther Vandross.

14. During the interview with Lou Reed, Bangs suggests that _______ imitates Lou Reed.
(a) Iggy Pop.
(b) David Bowie.
(c) Kraftwerk.
(d) Luther Vandross.

15. Bangs believes that the album "Metal Machine Music" is the ultimate evolution of using _______.
(a) Feedback.
(b) Machines.
(c) High frequencies.
(d) Acoustic instruments.

Short Answer Questions

1. The second excerpt reiterates Bangs feelings that rock and roll's greatness does not come from the ______ of the bands.

2. Bangs concludes that Guralinick no longer wants to be a rock star because _______ often destroys musicians.

3. In his article about Elvis, Bangs describes his experience of telling ______ men about Elvis' death and their lack of care.

4. Bangs concludes by stating that Lou Reed once did him a favor by saying that he had been a good writer but now was a ______.

5. Bangs himself died of drug related causes about _____ years after the essay about Laughner was written.

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