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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Klosterman think artists like Billy Joel are largely ignored?
(a) They write for working-class folk.
(b) They are short.
(c) They write forgettable music.
(d) They personalities are forgettable.

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

3. Why was Puck removed from The Real World cast, according to Klosterman?
(a) He was not charasmatic.
(b) He was too real.
(c) He assaulted a cast member.
(d) He broke the reality of the show.

4. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?
(a) Lose hours of sleep.
(b) End a personal relationship.
(c) Acknowledge personal defeat.
(d) Examine oneself.

5. In his grandest statement of Chapter 6, Klosterman says Anderson represents what?
(a) Womanhood in perfection.
(b) Hope.
(c) The end of history.
(d) American society.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, which Comedy Central show does Klosterman claim is detrimental to society?

2. How does Klosterman think Big Brother would have survived?

3. Why is Chuck's Sim unable to form a romantic relationship with Bella?

4. What Joel album does Klosterman insist was a universally loved?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Klosterman believe Generations X's singular goal is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Madonna not the sexual icon that Pamela Anderson is?

2. How does Klosterman connect porn and the rise of the internet in Chapter 9?

3. What is fake love?

4. Why does Klosterman hate Coldplay?

5. What does Klosterman hate about Spike Lee films?

6. What is the difference between the sexuality Monroe represents and the sexuality Anderson represents?

7. How did Nora Ephron ruin a lot of young lives?

8. What does Klosterman learn about his life from his Sim?

9. Why are amateur porn sites so popular on the internet?

10. What is the essential difference between a Laker philosophy and a Celtic philosophy?

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