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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hebdige, the mass culture mythologizes signification as a means of gaining which of the following?
(a) More followers.
(b) Importance.
(c) Control.
(d) Attention.

2. According to Hebdige, there is a disconnect between black sound and what?
(a) Other subcultures.
(b) The mass culture.
(c) White people.
(d) Black culture.

3. What purpose does Hebdige say mass culture serves to subcultures?
(a) Limit.
(b) Frighten.
(c) Promote growth.
(d) Stop.

4. According to Chapters 5, what do Punks absolutely NOT want to be associated with?
(a) Chaos.
(b) Traditionalism.
(c) Conformity.
(d) Individuality.

5. Which place do Rastafarians believe is the "Promised Land"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Abuja.
(d) Babylon.

6. Which of the following motivated punk?
(a) Rock and reggae.
(b) Jazz and classical.
(c) Classical and techno.
(d) Blues and rock.

7. Hebdige presents what type(s) of studies to cast doubt on the assumption that the development of many youth cultures makes the British youth a single class unto themselves?
(a) Scientific-based only.
(b) Observation-based only.
(c) Opinionated.
(d) Scientific and observation based.

8. Which of the following is the name of the song based on the London riots?
(a) Black Riot.
(b) White Riot.
(c) Red Riot.
(d) Blue Riot.

9. How does Hebdige define the purpose of style?
(a) It is "to disconnect familiar signs to old signifiers."
(b) It is "to connect unfamiliar signs to old signifiers."
(c) It is "to disconnect familiar signs to new signifiers."
(d) It is "to connect familiar signs to new signifiers."

10. In Chapter 4, how do the Teddy Boys feel about life?
(a) Doomed.
(b) Hopeful.
(c) Satisfied.
(d) Charismatic.

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

12. What is the main thing Hebdige is trying to understand about subcultures?
(a) Their emotional context.
(b) Their religious context.
(c) Their spiritual context.
(d) Their historical context.

13. According to Hebdige, subcultures serve the purpose of allowing individuals to do which of the following?
(a) Prove that the mass culture serves no purpose.
(b) Become a part of the mass culture.
(c) Symbolically separate themselves from the mass culture.
(d) Overthrow the mass culture.

14. Beats connect to which of the following aspects of the black culture?
(a) Religion.
(b) The Beats share race-they are black.
(c) Upward mobility of blacks.
(d) Poverty of the black people.

15. What type of "rebellion" does Hebdige say subcultures are?
(a) Controlled.
(b) Cultural.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Consensus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What music style developed as a result of the black immigration?

2. According to Chapter 4, which of the following accurately describes the values of the Glams?

3. Which of the following is considered a usual sociological factor?

4. Why do the Beats and Hipsters embrace aspects of the black culture?

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

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