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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Buford say most things in life serve us as in "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

2. What does it mean when a game is a rematch?

3. What team does Buford mention tying several games and only winning in the second of third rematch in "Cambridge"?

4. What is Buford attempting to explain at the beginning of "Cambridge"?

5. What are the skinheads doing when Buford watches them in "Bury St. Edmunds"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Buford connect to the working class and individuals of the mob in "Dusseldorf"?

2. What does Buford notice about the skinheads at the disco in "Bury St. Edmunds"?

3. Explain what the National Front is and what it promotes.

4. What does Buford say about antisocial behaviors among members of the mob when it goes off in "Dawes Road, Fulham"?

5. What qualities make DJ different from other football supporters according to Buford in "Dusseldorf"?

6. According to Buford, how does a crowd react if a goal is never scored?

7. What happens after Robert warns Buford to be careful among the crowd in "Dawes Road, Fulham" when they arrive in Tottenham?

8. Describe what DJ, a budding photographer, tells Buford at the beginning of "Dusseldorf."

9. What does Buford specifically mention in "Cambridge" that happens when a score is finally made between the two Glasgow teams?

10. What happens to end the disco party in "Bury St. Edmunds"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does Buford attribute to coming up with crowd theories? What does Buford notice each crowd has in common after witnessing and experiencing them firsthand?

Essay Topic 2

Buford does not mention many incidents involving women. Explain the two cases in which women are mentioned and how women might be affected as a whole by the violence and chaos of the football supporter's.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think European policemen are effective in controlling the chaos and violence of the football supporter's? How do the police help relieve or contribute to the violence of the crowds?

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