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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which fictional character was criticized as being homosexual?
(a) Spiderman.
(b) Batwoman.
(c) Batman.
(d) Superman.

3. What does the term gender refer to?
(a) Behavioral and cultural traits that are defined by society as male or female.
(b) Behavioral and cultural traits that are defined by society as female.
(c) One's identification of being a male or a female.
(d) Being born with male or female sex organs.

4. According to Michael Omi, how are blacks often portrayed by the American media?
(a) Comical, submissive, or childlike.
(b) Important and professional.
(c) Important but sly.
(d) Protagonist warrior.

5. According to Benjamin DeMott, how does Hollywood portray the race relations between blacks and whites?
(a) Controversial.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Caring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the essay "The Boys on the Bus," by Gary Smith, examine?

2. Who is one of the best and most world famous American cultural icons, according to Michael Eric Dyson?

3. Why does Melissa Algranati describe her experience as "Being the Other?"

4. What is LynNell Hancock's "The Haves and the Have-Nots" about?

5. Who is Mrs. Tony, mentioned by Roy Rivenburg's article?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is theme marketing? Give two examples of businesses that do theme marketing.

2. What is the main argument made by the essay "Women and Children First: Gender and the Settling of the Electronic Frontier," by Laura Miller?

3. What is the key point made by Bell Hooks in her essay "Baby?"

4. How do toys like Barbie teach consumption to kids, according to Gary Cross, author of "Barbie, G.I. Joe, and Play in the 1960s?"

5. What is the Pueblo American Indian perception of space and its utilization? How does this conflict with the Euro American perception of space utilization?

6. How did the gender codes change with time? Give an example.

7. How did baseball become a national pastime?

8. What are the conflicting values in the essay by Rina Swentzell, "Conflicting Landscape Values: The Santa Clara Pueblo and Day School?"

9. What is the main argument of the essay "Athletics 101: A Change in Eligibility Rules is Long Overdue," by Frank Deford?

10. How do toys reflect the changing culture and attitudes?

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