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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '2: Billy Sim, 0:12' and '3:What Happens When People Stop Being Polite, 0:26'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Klosterman, the characters in The Sims are slave to what?
(a) Their needs.
(b) The player
(c) Nothing.
(d) Physical laws.

2. Which artist does Klosterman quote in Chapter 2 as voice questioning materialism?
(a) David Byrne.
(b) Neil Young.
(c) Thom Yorke.
(d) Mos Def.

3. Who is Katie in Chapter 2?
(a) Chuck's sim.
(b) The spokeswoman from Entertainment Arts.
(c) Chuck's neice.
(d) Chuck's ex-girlfriend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?

2. According to Klosterman in Chapter 3, every Real World character became a what?

3. Which of the following is not an Electronic Arts game mentioned in Chapter 2?

4. Which Coldplay song does Klosterman mock continually in Chapter 1?

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

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