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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '2: Billy Sim, 0:12' and '3:What Happens When People Stop Being Polite, 0:26'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Klosterman in Chapter 3, every Real World character became a what?
(a) Star.
(b) God.
(c) Type.
(d) Pariah.

2. According to Klosterman, what types of interactions in The Real World are real?
(a) SIlent interactions.
(b) Sexual interactions.
(c) Self-referential interactions.
(d) Racial interactions.

3. What statement at the beginning of Chapter 1 does Klosterman think will haunt him later?
(a) John Cusack will never win an Oscar.
(b) He can never satisfy a woman.
(c) He is the greatest writer of his generation.
(d) America has only ten years left in it.

4. In the introduction, what data does Klosterman say is the way he analyzes his goal?
(a) Personal anecdotes.
(b) Pop culture.
(c) Postmodern literature.
(d) Election data.

5. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?
(a) People hooking up.
(b) People doing nothing.
(c) People arguing.
(d) People trying to stay on television.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Klosterman jokes about which religious sect's young people carping about whether they practice?

2. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?

3. Which generation does Klosterman acknowledge he belongs to?

4. How does Klosterman think Big Brother would have survived?

5. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?

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