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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '4: Every Dog Must Have His Every Day, Every Drunk Must Have His Drink, 0:42' and '5: Appetite for Replication, 0:56'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has the drummer of Paradise City done recently that mystifies his bandmates?
(a) Given up drinking.
(b) Gotten married.
(c) Cut his hair.
(d) Refused to play Sweet Child of Mine.

3. In Chapter 5, the band members of Paradise City flip through stations looking for what?
(a) All Things Considered.
(b) A GNR tune.
(c) The new Nickelback single.
(d) A commercial for their gig.

4. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?
(a) Friends.
(b) The Office.
(c) Mad About You.
(d) Seinfeld.

5. According to Klosterman in Chapter 1, an intellectual relationship is no different from what?
(a) A friendship.
(b) A sexual one.
(c) A teacher-student dynamic.
(d) Mutual hatred.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, what do most of the Paradise City band members say happened in their hotel room?

2. Why does Klosterman think artists like Billy Joel are largely ignored?

3. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman says that Joel's music is about accepting what?

5. Which artist does Klosterman quote in Chapter 2 as voice questioning materialism?

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