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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Gender Codes in American culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill-in the blank. According to Camilo Jose Vergara in "The Ghetto Cityscape," green ghettos are ___________.
(a) Inner city areas that are reclaimed by nature because of neglect or abandonment.
(b) Inner city area public housing projects that focus on environmental justice.
(c) Inner city area public housing projects that are increasingly focusing on green living.
(d) Inner city areas that provide car less commute to the residents.

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

3. What is an example of personal space code?
(a) Taking a bus ride.
(b) Walking on the street.
(c) Riding a bike.
(d) Hugging your friend.

4. What does Personal space include?
(a) Visible signs that are dependent on identity, culture and relationship.
(b) Invisble signs that are not dependent on identity, culture and relationship.
(c) Visible and invisible signs that are not dependent on identity, culture and relationship.
(d) Visible and invisible signs that are dependent on identity, culture and relationship.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does the phenomenon, Democracy of Goods, refer to?

2. What is the function of the Standards and Practices staff?

3. Which popular TV show reflect the concerns of Generation X, according to the authors of the textbook?

4. What does the essay "A Gentleman and a Consumer" examine?

5. What does Amanda Fazzone claim in her essay "Boob Tube?"

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