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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. In Chapter 14, which country star's song does Chuck Klosterman dissect in detail?
(a) George Strait.
(b) Trisha Yearwood.
(c) Tim McGraw.
(d) Toby Keith.

2. According to Klosterman in Chapter 3, every Real World character became a what?
(a) Type.
(b) Pariah.
(c) Star.
(d) God.

3. Around what holiday does Klosterman traditionally watch the Pamela Anderson sex tape?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Halloween.

4. What component of music is most important to people who don't care about good music?
(a) Back-up vocals.
(b) Bass Line.
(c) Melody.
(d) Lyrics.

5. What is something that every first-time Sim player does, according to developer Will Wright?
(a) Go to the bathroom on themselves.
(b) Kill the Sim.
(c) Seduce a married woman.
(d) Not get a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which television show does Klosterman cite as an example of an important program?

2. How did Klosterman personally feel about the Pop Music Studies conference?

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

4. On day two of the Pop Music Studies conference, Klosterman misses a seminar that was to start at what time?

5. What does Klosterman initially suspect the Sims to be a critique of?

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