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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hollywood Sign: The Culture of American Film.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nina Leen's selection, "Just What Do You Do All Day?" showcase?
(a) What a student does on a school day.
(b) What a teenager does on a weekend.
(c) What a housewife does around the house.
(d) What a model does on a week day.

2. What does Susan Douglas examine in her essay"Signs of Intelligent Life on TV?"
(a) The ideology and gender bias behind the television shows.
(b) Gender stereotyping of intelligence on TV shows.
(c) Racial stereotyping of intelligence on TV shows.
(d) The role of intellegence underlying TV shows.

3. What is the impact on children of schadenfreude in reality TV shows?
(a) Reality shows present the real world.
(b) Reality shows challenge children's self esteem.
(c) Reality shows encourage bullying behaviors.
(d) Reality shows encourage cooperation.

4. What is a simple example of semiotic decoding?
(a) Listening to hip hop.
(b) Writing a story.
(c) Going to class.
(d) Reading a page.

5. What is the factor that contributes to the showing of violence in the movies, according to Vivian C. Sobchack, in "The Postmorbid Condition?"
(a) Technology.
(b) Changing values.
(c) Increased violence in society.
(d) Generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the authors, what is the TV show that is an example of the Schadenfreude phenomenon?

2. According to Rachel Bowlby, the author of "The Haunted Superstore, " what do people visiting a superstore not like?

3. What is an archetype?

4. Which company's All-Bran ad promoted their product as a cancer preventing food?

5. What is the purpose of a package?

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