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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a way that "powerless teenagers" can feel like they are "socially significant"?
(a) Follow the rules of the mass culture.
(b) Defy gravity.
(c) Engage in violence.
(d) Join a subculture.

2. How does Hebdige define style?
(a) A way of life.
(b) A personal choice.
(c) The norm.
(d) An aesthetic nonconformity.

3. Individuals who participate in subcultures invite which of the following into their lives?
(a) Backlash.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Love.
(d) Jealousy.

4. According to Chapter 4, which of the following accurately describes the values of the Glams?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Creativity.

5. Reggae has origins in which of the following?
(a) Pre-war Britain.
(b) America.
(c) West Indies.
(d) Post-war Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a notion NOT associated with the Punk subculture?

2. Chapter 2 begins by talking about the London heat wave of what year?

3. What purpose does Hebdige say mass culture serves to subcultures?

4. What did Jamaican slaves combine with the teachings of the Bible to form reggae?

5. Of the following, which is a common activity that affects social behavior?

(see the answer key)

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