Signs of Life in the U.S.A. Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Signs of Life in the U.S.A. Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Constructing Race: Readings in Multicultural Semiotics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michael Omi state that Americans commonly judge a person's character?
(a) Based on the person's education.
(b) Based on the person's family.
(c) Based on the person's race.
(d) Based on the person's clothes.

2. Which movie does Michale Parenti use to make his arguments in the essay "Class and Virtue?"
(a) Waiting to Exhale.
(b) Pretty Woman.
(c) Pulp Fiction.
(d) Gone with the Wind.

3. What is the latest example of the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?
(a) Impact of Elvis on the music industry.
(b) Cultural appropriation of rap by whites.
(c) Copying the style of Elvis in Las Vegas.
(d) Impersonation of Elvis in pop music performances.

4. What is the name of the film used by Linda Seger in her essay "Creating the Myth?"
(a) Star Wars.
(b) Casablanca.
(c) Jurassic Park
(d) Lord of the Rings.

5. According to Todd Boyd, what aspect is a main factor in the gangster movies genre?
(a) Class and gender.
(b) Status and power.
(c) Language and gang signs.
(d) Race and ethnicity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck?" .

2. What is the subject of the essay "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?

3. What does the essay "Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck" focus on?

4. What does Neil Bernstein, in "Goin' Gangsta, Chosin' Cholita," posit?

5. What was the theme of most of the movies in post 9/11 era as pointed out by Patrick Goldstein in "The Time to Get Serious Has Come?"

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