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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. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?
(a) Europe.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their high school sweethearts.
(d) Their friends.

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

3. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?
(a) End a personal relationship.
(b) Lose hours of sleep.
(c) Examine oneself.
(d) Acknowledge personal defeat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Between which two states does Klosterman say he wrote this book?

5. When does Klosterman say he began watching The Real World?

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