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EXTRA CREDIT: Who was Joe Perry writing about when he said, “Bands like Bon Jovi and Whitesnake were big then, but [they] were different. They dug down a little deeper into rock’s roots. I heard a lot of Aerosmith in them, which meant I also heard a lot of bands that came before us. And I remember being a little jealous, because they were really hitting the nail on the head.”

Match the artist in column 1 to their signature song in column 2.

All of the following were regular performers at CBGB EXCEPT:

This British artist fit the American new wave profile and was one of the first to enjoy success in the United States, especially after a controversial 1977 performance on Saturday Night Live.

EXTRA CREDIT: Lou Reed wrote that this artist put on “one of the greatest rock & roll shows I have ever seen. At least as far as white people go.”

EXTRA CREDIT: “I don’t think any artist before had used that level of sex to get in the door and be accepted by the mainstream. I wonder what his mind state was…, standing onstage in kiddie briefs, leg warmers and high heels without a Number One hit. That was a risk.” Ahmir (Questlove) Thompson was writing about:

EXTRA CREDIT: Adam Yauch wrote, “No one has been able to approach the political power that [they] brought to hip-hop. I put them on a level with Bob Marley and a handful of other artists – the rare artist who can make great music and also deliver a political and social message.”

Need ALT text     Please answer the following question from the data provided in the above graph.   Suppose you drew a line to connect points F and B. Calculate and enter the slope of the line that would connect points F and B. Please enter this answer in the first space provided.   Enter your answer using 1 decimal place, rounding up for 5 or higher at the second decimal place.   Remember to begin the answer with “-” if the answer is negative. Do not enter units or commas.

As presented in the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing list and briefly describe the 2 major sources of evidence that might be used to evaluate the validity of proposed interpretations of test scores.

List 2 out of the 5 requirements for test equating.