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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Klosterman points out that what type of writers hate their jobs?
(a) Sports writers.
(b) Obit writers.
(c) Metro writers.
(d) Music writers.

2. At the end of Chapter 14, Klosterman argues that most people see life as what?
(a) A job.
(b) Torture.
(c) An enigma.
(d) A vacation.

3. Which film was the first film Klosterman saw in a movie theater?
(a) The Empire Strikes Back.
(b) Raiders of the Lost Ark.
(c) Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
(d) Return of the Jedi.

4. What sport does Walter Valentine try to get Julia to coach in Downtown Owl?
(a) Competitive dance.
(b) Volleyball.
(c) Crosscountry.
(d) Soccer.

5. In one hypothetical question, Klosterman offers the questioned a choice between a vacation in Europe or where?
(a) Narnia.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The Antarctic.
(d) The moon.

6. According to Klosterman in Chapter 16, what drives bias in journalism?
(a) Who is sleeping with whom.
(b) Who calls first.
(c) Who is funding the news outlet.
(d) Who is in power.

7. What Star Wars character does Klosterman argue was the hero of every kid who watched the franchise?
(a) R2-D2.
(b) Boba Fett.
(c) Han Solo.
(d) Luke Skywalker.

8. What Gacy trinket does Eric Nuzum have in his house?
(a) A clown nose.
(b) A painting.
(c) A signed photograph.
(d) A murder weapon.

9. In Chapter 14, which country star's song does Chuck Klosterman dissect in detail?
(a) Tim McGraw.
(b) George Strait.
(c) Trisha Yearwood.
(d) Toby Keith.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what does Klosterman say to those who hate the media?
(a) Move to Europe.
(b) They should.
(c) They are taking in the wrong media.
(d) The media hates them.

11. In Chapter 10, Klosterman argues the a child's cereal choice is made to avoid being what?
(a) Uncool.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Tired.
(d) Hungry.

12. Which character did not disappear abruptly at some point in the final season of Saved by the Bell?
(a) Kelli Kapowski.
(b) Lisa Turtle.
(c) Jessie Spano.
(d) Tori.

13. In his hypothetical questions, whose skull does Klosterman ask if a person would display in their home?
(a) Jesus's.
(b) Their mother's.
(c) His.
(d) Hitler's.

14. Which film does Klosterman like that virtually no one else seems to?
(a) Howard the Duck.
(b) Very Bad Things.
(c) Vanilla Sky.
(d) Alien 3.

15. What is Klosterman's personal analogy for time?
(a) A zipline.
(b) A cliff.
(c) A train.
(d) A stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Klosterman, what is the finest time travel film?

2. In Chapter 12, what event does Klosterman theorize ended the second act of his generation?

3. What did Derf write in relation to Jeffrey Dahmer?

4. Which British prime minister did HG Wells hate?

5. During what era did television unseat newspapers as the primary source of news. according to Klosterman?

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