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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '8: 33, 0:97' and '9: Porn, 1:09'.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. How does Klosterman describe his desire to protect Marilyn Monroe in Chapter 6?
(a) Inexplicable.
(b) All-consuming.
(c) Romantic.
(d) Paternal.

4. What is does Wyndmere have instead of a park?
(a) A series of parking lots.
(b) A mall.
(c) A forest.
(d) A rock garden.

5. What statement at the beginning of Chapter 1 does Klosterman think will haunt him later?
(a) America has only ten years left in it.
(b) He is the greatest writer of his generation.
(c) John Cusack will never win an Oscar.
(d) He can never satisfy a woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What term does Klosterman use for the female John Cusack ideal?

4. Which generation does Klosterman acknowledge he belongs to?

5. Which serial killer claimed pornography was detrimental to society?

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