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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '16: All I Know is What I Read in the Papers, 2:03', '17: I, Rock Chump, 2:19' and '18: How To Disappear Completely and Never Be Found, 2:28'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?
(a) REM and Blind Melon.
(b) Travis and Radiohead.
(c) Blur and Oasis.
(d) Indigo Girls and The Cranberries.

2. According to Klosterman in Chapter 16, why do copy editors insert false information into a news story?
(a) In the name of fairness.
(b) To push an agenda.
(c) To play with readers for fun.
(d) To discredit a writer.

3. How does Klosterman view the attitudes of agnostics toward born-agains?
(a) He has no opinion.
(b) He thinks they are perfectly reasonable.
(c) He thinks they are patronizing.
(d) He thinks they are considerate.

4. Which of the following is not an Electronic Arts game mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) SimCity.
(b) SimSafari.
(c) SimEarth.
(d) The Sims.

5. In what year did Klosterman attend the Pop Music Studies conference?
(a) 1982.
(b) 2002.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Woody Allen make desirable in the 1970s?

2. In his grandest statement of Chapter 6, Klosterman says Anderson represents what?

3. In Chapter 16, what phrase does Klosterman insist must be included in any story involving a crime?

4. Which of the following is not a story in the heavy news day Klosterman describes in a hypothetical question?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Klosterman says he never wants hear someone say soccer is what again?

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