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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bangs suggests that Reed's latest album was inspired by _______, which Bangs jokes could solve all the worlds problems.
(a) Amphetamines.
(b) Opiates.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Marijuana.

2. Bangs concludes that Iggy Pop's performances are the most ______ things he has seen and also the most terrifying.
(a) Shameful.
(b) Dead.
(c) Alive.
(d) Worthless.

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

4. Bangs suggests that he likes the album Metal Box because it expresses the _____ that Bangs feels.
(a) Sadness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Terror.

5. The woman in the Maggie May story goes to the bar the next day looking _______ because she has no money.
(a) For a handout.
(b) To prostitute herself.
(c) For a meal.
(d) For work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bangs describes "Lost Highway" as being marked by a certain cultural ______, especially when it comes to race.

2. Bangs described ______ as a supernatural force in his ability to be a rebel without becoming an outcast.

3. In his essay, Bangs accuses Seger of ______ because his music is not much different than others.

4. Bangs asserts that almost every band that is thought of as _______ was originally criticized for being terrible musicians.

5. Bangs suggests that when the title of greatness is conferred on a band it lasts _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bangs believe hints to Pop's isolation in the music world when he is reviewing a show?

2. What does Bangs note about any band which is now considered to be great in the eyes of the culture?

3. What does Bangs say about his times with Laughner when he decides to write about him?

4. Why does Hell believe that self-hatred is important, according to the way that Bangs writes about him?

5. Why does Bangs believe Richard Hell's style of punk rock is necessary in the world?

6. What happens when a person buys the fictitious Rolling Stones album that Bangs describes in this section?

7. What does Bangs say about Elvis' place in the music history at the end of his piece about him?

8. What does narcissism allow a person to do, according to the opinion of Richard Hell in Bangs' writing?

9. What does Reed have to say about Iggy Pop when he is first being interviewed by Bangs in this section?

10. What does Bangs reveal that he and his friends hate doing, when he is writing in the first part of this section?

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