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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, what do most of the Paradise City band members say happened in their hotel room?
(a) They kicked their drummer out.
(b) Nothing.
(c) They all got laid.
(d) They got in a fight by the pool.

2. Why can Anderson not date sports stars, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) Her profile his not high enough.
(b) They are not overtly sexual.
(c) No one follows sports like they did in the 1950s.
(d) She is a PR liability.

3. To what abstract notion does Pamela Anderson make love, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) Rock and roll.
(b) America.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Sexuality.

4. Between which two states does Klosterman say he wrote this book?
(a) Sleep and alertness.
(b) Hope and fear.
(c) Michigan and Indiana.
(d) Anger and contentment.

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

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

7. How does Klosterman think Big Brother would have survived?
(a) If someone died.
(b) If there was a soundtrack.
(c) If there was mroe arguing.
(d) If more cast members slept together.

8. Which band member of Paradise City is the band leader looking to replace?
(a) Axl.
(b) Lead guitar.
(c) Bass guitar.
(d) Drummer.

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

10. Which two "brat pack" films does Klosterman reference in Chapter 3?
(a) The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.
(b) Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club.
(c) Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo's Fire.
(d) Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink.

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

12. Why is Madonna an unsuccessful sexual icon?
(a) She is too talented.
(b) She cannot act.
(c) She tries to hard.
(d) She is too boring.

13. In Chapter 4, Klosterman notes that Bruce Springsteen is a hero to what?
(a) The middle class.
(b) People from New Jersey.
(c) The French.
(d) The uneducated.

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

15. In the introduction, what data does Klosterman say is the way he analyzes his goal?
(a) Personal anecdotes.
(b) Election data.
(c) Postmodern literature.
(d) Pop culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paradise City say they get that most original bands do not?

2. In Chapter 1, Klosterman jokes about which religious sect's young people carping about whether they practice?

3. In Chapter 5, the band members of Paradise City flip through stations looking for what?

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

5. When does Klosterman say he began watching The Real World?

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