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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?
(a) Their high school sweethearts.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their family.
(d) Europe.

2. What does Klosterman do with his Sim at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Send him to work.
(b) Buy him an espresso machine.
(c) Give him Free Will.
(d) Kill him.

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

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

5. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?
(a) The Office.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) Friends.
(d) Mad About You.

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

7. Which artist does Klosterman quote in Chapter 2 as voice questioning materialism?
(a) David Byrne.
(b) Mos Def.
(c) Neil Young.
(d) Thom Yorke.

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

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

10. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?
(a) Blur and Oasis.
(b) Indigo Girls and The Cranberries.
(c) REM and Blind Melon.
(d) Travis and Radiohead.

11. In his latter work, Billy Joel expresses boredom with what?
(a) Children.
(b) Love.
(c) America.
(d) Success.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 6, which Comedy Central show does Klosterman claim is detrimental to society?
(a) Crank Yankers.
(b) South Park.
(c) The Man Show.
(d) The Daily Show.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Klosterman initially suspect the Sims to be a critique of?

4. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?

5. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?

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