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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. Klosterman believes that all women think John Cusack is really his character from which film?
(a) Con Air.
(b) Say Anything.
(c) High Fidelity.
(d) The Sure Thing.

2. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?
(a) People doing nothing.
(b) People hooking up.
(c) People trying to stay on television.
(d) People arguing.

3. What does Klosterman do with his Sim at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Give him Free Will.
(b) Buy him an espresso machine.
(c) Send him to work.
(d) Kill him.

4. In Chapter 1, Klosterman jokes about which religious sect's young people carping about whether they practice?
(a) The Davidians.
(b) The Mormons.
(c) The Satanists.
(d) The Amish.

5. In the introduction, what data does Klosterman say is the way he analyzes his goal?
(a) Election data.
(b) Pop culture.
(c) Personal anecdotes.
(d) Postmodern literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something that every first-time Sim player does, according to developer Will Wright?

2. Klosterman theorizes in Chapter 2 that many who play The Sims enact what?

3. What is the mistake Klosterman's friends make when they watch romantic comedies and maudlin family dramas?

4. According to Klosterman in Chapter 1, an intellectual relationship is no different from what?

5. Which generation does Klosterman acknowledge he belongs to?

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