View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill-in the blank. Semiotic method connects the _____________
(a) Entertainment side of pop culture to facts,
(b) Entertainment side of pop culture to ideology.
(c) Entertainment side of pop culture to opinions.
(d) Entertainment side of pop culture to myths,

2. What is the T.V. show that comes across as an example of changing gender code as mentioned in the chapter, "We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Gender Codes in American Culture Summary and Analysis?"
(a) Murphy Brown.
(b) Desperate Housewives.
(c) Friends.
(d) The Oprah Winfrey Show.

3. What image of woman was in vogue in the movies of the 1980s, according to "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?
(a) Bad girl who deals with society that has problems.
(b) Good girl who deals with society that has problems.
(c) Bad girl who is a conformist.
(d) Good girl who is a conformist.

4. Fill-in the blank. The issue of "More Factor" dates back to the ___________.
(a) Occupation of lands owned by American Indians.
(b) Lewis and Clark exploration and expansion.
(c) Frontier days of land accumulation.
(d) Pioneer ranch development and expansion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is digital gap?

2. Which of the following statements is false?

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

4. What does the essay by Lucy Lippard, "Alternating Currents," describe?

5. Which of the following is true, according to Michael Omi?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 458 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample