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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 did Woody Allen make desirable in the 1970s?
(a) Being from New York.
(b) Wit.
(c) Neuroses.
(d) Glasses.

2. According to Klosterman, Billy Joel is great despite what?
(a) Playing the piano.
(b) Being old.
(c) Not being cool.
(d) Making music in the 1980s.

3. Which song does Klosterman cite as having superior insights on a theme to Born to Run?
(a) On the Road to Find Out.
(b) Moving Out.
(c) Immigrant Song.
(d) Paradise by the Dashboard Light.

4. The popular use of what word is an example of generational divides in The Real World?
(a) Shizzle.
(b) Phat.
(c) Rad.
(d) Cool.

5. What is the mistake Klosterman's friends make when they watch romantic comedies and maudlin family dramas?
(a) They assume life should be like them.
(b) They criticize them as they would great art.
(c) They think they are capable of writing them.
(d) They dismiss them out of hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Introduction, Klosterman says his goal in writing the novel is to explain what?

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

4. Who did Laura turn out to be about?

5. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?

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