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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 think they are capable of writing them.
(c) They dismiss them out of hand.
(d) They criticize them as they would great art.

2. Which Coldplay song does Klosterman mock continually in Chapter 1?
(a) Clocks.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Fix You.
(d) Viva La Vida.

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

4. According to Klosterman in Chapter 3, every Real World character became a what?
(a) Pariah.
(b) Star.
(c) God.
(d) Type.

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

6. Which word is Klosterman astounded to find so prevalent around internet pornography at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Teens.
(b) Bisexual.
(c) Granny.
(d) Housewife.

7. What can Klosterman not picture Marilyn Monroe doing?
(a) Cursing.
(b) Having sex.
(c) Drinking a beer.
(d) Going to the bathroom.

8. Which of the following characters is not referenced in Chapter 1?
(a) Cliff Huxtable.
(b) Tyler Durden.
(c) Lloyd Dobler.
(d) Bridget Jones.

9. What Joel album does Klosterman insist was a universally loved?
(a) River of Dreams.
(b) The Stranger.
(c) An Innocent Man.
(d) Glass Houses.

10. Near the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman states definitely that Joel's songs are not what?
(a) Classic.
(b) Good.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Personal.

11. Around what holiday does Klosterman traditionally watch the Pamela Anderson sex tape?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Independence Day.
(d) Christmas.

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

13. What is the unifying theme of all of Billy Joel's music?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Blue collar life.
(c) Sex.
(d) Family.

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

15. With what term does Klosterman characterize Pat Riley's coaching style?
(a) Laissez-faire.
(b) Tyrranical.
(c) Nonexistent.
(d) Neo-liberal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In his grandest statement of Chapter 6, Klosterman says Anderson represents what?

3. According to Klosterman, why is Lee a celebrity?

4. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?

5. When do American's generally stop playing soccer?

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