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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is something that every first-time Sim player does, according to developer Will Wright?
(a) Kill the Sim.
(b) Seduce a married woman.
(c) Go to the bathroom on themselves.
(d) Not get a job.

2. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?
(a) REM and Blind Melon.
(b) Indigo Girls and The Cranberries.
(c) Travis and Radiohead.
(d) Blur and Oasis.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, what do most of the Paradise City band members say happened in their hotel room?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They got in a fight by the pool.
(c) They all got laid.
(d) They kicked their drummer out.

4. What does a nude celebrity's nudity unconsciously prove to others?
(a) They are unattainable.
(b) They are regular people.
(c) They are deperate for love.
(d) They want the viewer.

5. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?
(a) Lose hours of sleep.
(b) Acknowledge personal defeat.
(c) Examine oneself.
(d) End a personal relationship.

6. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?
(a) Mad About You.
(b) Friends.
(c) Seinfeld.
(d) The Office.

7. Near the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman states definitely that Joel's songs are not what?
(a) Good.
(b) Personal.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Classic.

8. Klosterman theorizes in Chapter 2 that many who play The Sims enact what?
(a) Their fantasies.
(b) Their twenties.
(c) Their nightmares.
(d) Their own lives.

9. What social group does Klosterman acknowledge at the end of Chapter 8 have missed the internet porn revolution?
(a) Mormons.
(b) Women.
(c) Californians.
(d) The elderly.

10. Why can Anderson not date sports stars, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) No one follows sports like they did in the 1950s.
(b) She is a PR liability.
(c) They are not overtly sexual.
(d) Her profile his not high enough.

11. Why is Chuck's Sim unable to form a romantic relationship with Bella?
(a) He keeps falling asleep.
(b) She is not attracted to him.
(c) He doesn't make enough money.
(d) She is married.

12. Who is Katie in Chapter 2?
(a) Chuck's ex-girlfriend.
(b) Chuck's neice.
(c) Chuck's sim.
(d) The spokeswoman from Entertainment Arts.

13. Who is Randy Trask hitting on at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A gas station attendant.
(c) A groupee.
(d) Klosterman.

14. What is a Laker person's preferred socially-irresponsible rapper?
(a) 50 Cent.
(b) Eminem.
(c) Ice Cube.
(d) Lil' John.

15. At the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman says that Joel's music is about accepting what?
(a) Imperfection.
(b) Success.
(c) Love.
(d) Lots of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is incorrect about the story of Danny Ainge biting Tree Rollins in the 1984 Eastern playoffs?

2. According to Klosterman, soccer forces what on children?

3. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?

4. Around what holiday does Klosterman traditionally watch the Pamela Anderson sex tape?

5. Who does soccer primarily appeal to, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?

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