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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Popular Spaces: Interpreting the Built Environment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill-in the blank. Icons are something that appear in ___________.
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Magazines.
(c) TV and videos.
(d) Books.

2. What is Michael Parenti's argument in "Class and Virtue?"
(a) Hollywood opposes class privilege but does not represent virtue.
(b) Hollywood supports class privilege and tends to represent the elite.
(c) Hollywood opposes class privilege and tends to represent the middle class.
(d) Hollywood represents the American ideals of virtue and classless society.

3. Which of the following products is cited by the authors as a cultural icon?
(a) Apple iPod.
(b) Hello Kitty brand items.
(c) The Energizer bunny .
(d) Nike shoes.

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

5. What is the main argument of "Resisting the False Security of TV" by Tom Shales?
(a) The role of TV is to inform the people about what is happening during times of war and disaster.
(b) TV should protect people from the horrors of war and disasters.
(c) Television should provide a sense of security during times of war and crises.
(d) Television should not provide a false sense of security during war and national disasters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main issue in "Conflicting Landscape Values: The Santa Clara Pueblo and Day School," by Rina Swentzell?

2. How do advertisers target kids as customers?

3. What are the products that may be promoted by advertisements employing the phenomenon, Democracy of Afflictions?

4. What do designer labels symbolize, according to Anne Norton?

5. Fill-in the blank. Many advertisements connect the product with the __________.

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