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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Klosterman credit porn with doing in Chapter 9?
(a) Ending the missionary position's dominance.
(b) Reducing violent crime.
(c) Creating a second economy.
(d) Popularizing the internet.

2. What is incorrect about the story of Danny Ainge biting Tree Rollins in the 1984 Eastern playoffs?
(a) Rollins dared Ainge to bite him.
(b) No biting occured.
(c) Ainge did not draw blood.
(d) Rollins bit Ainge.

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

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

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

6. At the end of Chapter 6, Klosterman says that both Monroe and Anderson are only about what?
(a) Idiocy.
(b) Fame.
(c) Sex.
(d) The Media.

7. Why is Chuck's Sim unable to form a romantic relationship with Bella?
(a) He keeps falling asleep.
(b) She is not attracted to him.
(c) She is married.
(d) He doesn't make enough money.

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

9. What did Riley teach his Lakers after they choked in 1984?
(a) Lao Tsu.
(b) Celtic history.
(c) Yoga.
(d) The zone defense.

10. In Chapter 9, Klosterman says the internet allows people to participate in what?
(a) A massive orgy.
(b) A hum of white noise.
(c) A collective consciousness.
(d) An international dialogue.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Klosterman believe Generations X's singular goal is?
(a) Getting laid.
(b) Being cool.
(c) Owning things.
(d) Making art.

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

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

15. 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) Blur and Oasis.
(d) Travis and Radiohead.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not an Electronic Arts game mentioned in Chapter 2?

3. What did Woody Allen make desirable in the 1970s?

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

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

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