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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 13, which actor's 1970s career does Klosterman use as an example of films that expressed the zeitgeist?
(a) Al Pacino.
(b) Jack Nicholson.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Gene Hackman.

2. According to Klosterman, soccer forces what on children?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Equality.
(c) Cleats.
(d) Physical fitness.

3. Which band member of Paradise City is the band leader looking to replace?
(a) Lead guitar.
(b) Drummer.
(c) Bass guitar.
(d) Axl.

4. What does Klosterman state is the essential question of all modern great films?
(a) What is right and wrong?
(b) What is reality?
(c) What separates art and commerce?
(d) Is God dead?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Klosterman believe Generations X's singular goal is?
(a) Getting laid.
(b) Owning things.
(c) Being cool.
(d) Making art.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 14, Klosterman argues that most people see life as what?

2. Which major cultural figure does Klosterman say made it easier for men like him to get women?

3. What is the first thing Klosterman asks Riley about in their Chapter 8 interview?

4. What statement at the beginning of Chapter 1 does Klosterman think will haunt him later?

5. In Chapter 9, Klosterman says the internet allows people to participate in what?

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