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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does soccer primarily appeal to, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) Homosexuals.
(b) Dull people.
(c) Aesthetes.
(d) Outcasts.

2. What does a Celtic person eat for breakfast?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Steak and eggs.
(c) Grits.
(d) Nothing.

3. Klosterman believes the Laker-Celtic argument shows what about people?
(a) We long for easy metaphors.
(b) We don't understand basketball theory.
(c) We all hate Boston.
(d) We are all racist.

4. Which major cultural figure does Klosterman say made it easier for men like him to get women?
(a) Warren Beatty.
(b) Woody Allen.
(c) Martin Scorsese.
(d) Henry Winkler.

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

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

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

8. In his grandest statement of Chapter 6, Klosterman says Anderson represents what?
(a) The end of history.
(b) Hope.
(c) Womanhood in perfection.
(d) American society.

9. Klosterman theorizes in Chapter 2 that many who play The Sims enact what?
(a) Their nightmares.
(b) Their own lives.
(c) Their twenties.
(d) Their fantasies.

10. Between which years does Klosterman focus his basketball debate in Chapter 8?
(a) 1975-1979.
(b) 1980-1989.
(c) 2000-2007.
(d) 1984-1991.

11. Who is Randy Trask hitting on at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A groupee.
(b) Klosterman.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A gas station attendant.

12. Who is Katie in Chapter 2?
(a) Chuck's neice.
(b) The spokeswoman from Entertainment Arts.
(c) Chuck's sim.
(d) Chuck's ex-girlfriend.

13. According to Klosterman, soccer forces what on children?
(a) Cleats.
(b) Equality.
(c) Physical fitness.
(d) Boredom.

14. What is the first thing Klosterman asks Riley about in their Chapter 8 interview?
(a) His drinking.
(b) His feelings about the zone defense.
(c) His thoughts on Larry Bird.
(d) His haircut.

15. Who did Laura turn out to be about?
(a) Joel's daughter.
(b) Joel's daughter.
(c) Joel's sister.
(d) Joel's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Puck removed from The Real World cast, according to Klosterman?

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

3. Besides celebrities, what are the most popular types of porn sites on the internet?

4. At the end of Chapter 6, Klosterman says that both Monroe and Anderson are only about what?

5. What Joel album does Klosterman insist was a universally loved?

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