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

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

3. In Chapter 13, which actor's 1970s career does Klosterman use as an example of films that expressed the zeitgeist?
(a) Jack Nicholson.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) Gene Hackman.
(d) Al Pacino.

4. What does Valentine say is thriving in Owl?
(a) The water park.
(b) The new Arby's.
(c) The bowling alley.
(d) The movie theater.

5. In Chapter 12, Klosterman compares Darth Vader's appeal to Luke at the end of The Empire Strike's Back to the modern pressures of a twenty-something to do what?
(a) Join the army.
(b) Have children.
(c) Get married.
(d) Go to grad school.

6. Which rapper does Klosterman cite for his clear lyrics in Chapter 14?
(a) Jay Z.
(b) Snoop Dogg.
(c) Eminem.
(d) Kanye West.

7. Which of the following cereal icons is not cited in Chapter 10 as a Sisyphean character?
(a) Sonny the Cuckoo Bird.
(b) Tony the Tiger.
(c) The Cookie Crisp Crook.
(d) The Trix Rabbit.

8. During what era did television unseat newspapers as the primary source of news. according to Klosterman?
(a) The Reagan years.
(b) The immediate wake of 9/11.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The Vietnam era.

9. At a Dixie Chicks concert in Chapter 14, Klosterman realizes who are the new teenage boys?
(a) Young adult males.
(b) Walmart moms.
(c) Old men.
(d) Teenage girls.

10. Which of the following is not a frequent topic of conversation from Horace and his friends?
(a) Dying friends.
(b) The new interstate.
(c) Walter Mondale.
(d) The weather.

11. How does Klosterman view the attitudes of agnostics toward born-agains?
(a) He thinks they are perfectly reasonable.
(b) He thinks they are considerate.
(c) He thinks they are patronizing.
(d) He has no opinion.

12. Which of the following is not an inherent problem that Klosterman lists in Eating the Dinosaur?
(a) It eliminates the orgins of things.
(b) It changes memory.
(c) It is scientifically impossible.
(d) It leads to multiple realities.

13. What era does Klosterman assault the country for romanticizing in Chapter 14?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Depression.
(d) The Coal Wars.

14. In addition to realizing that life is inherently disappointing, what reason does does Klosterman offer for Generation X's decision to abandon working class values in Chapter 12?
(a) They never lived through a war.
(b) They are lazy.
(c) They all went to college.
(d) They were abandoned by their families.

15. What component of music is most important to people who don't care about good music?
(a) Melody.
(b) Back-up vocals.
(c) Bass Line.
(d) Lyrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which chapter of this book is fictional?

2. What topic of conversation did Gacy continuously bring up with Nuzum in their phone calls?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what does Klosterman say to those who hate the media?

4. What southern fast food establishment plays prominently in country music, according to Klosterman in Chapter 14?

5. What Star Wars character does Klosterman argue was the hero of every kid who watched the franchise?

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