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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. What event in an episode of Saved by the Bell struck Klosterman's friend Joel as ridiculous?
(a) Zack freezing time.
(b) Oil being discovered under the Bayside goalposts.
(c) Mr. Belding blackmailing Zack.
(d) The Girls of Bayside calendar.

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

3. In Chapter 16, what phrase does Klosterman insist must be included in any story involving a crime?
(a) Allleged.
(b) Person of interest.
(c) Ongoing investigation.
(d) Anonymous.

4. In Downtown Owl, Coach Laidlaw expresses disdain for those who watch what?
(a) All in the Family.
(b) The Price Is Right.
(c) Captain Kangaroo.
(d) Nightline.

5. Which of the following is not a modern film that Klosterman cites as one of the films worth watching and discussing?
(a) Memento.
(b) Magnolia.
(c) Fight Club.
(d) ExistenZ.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Klosterman view the attitudes of agnostics toward born-agains?

2. Which of the following is not a frequent topic of conversation from Horace and his friends?

3. Where in school was Klosterman when he began researching serial killers?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 11, Klosterman says that all popular ideas are inherently what?

5. Which Star Wars film does Klosterman call the least watchable Hollywood blockbuster ever?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Klosterman think that "what is reality?" films are teaching us?

2. How has the portrayal of reality in films changed between the golden age of the 1970s and today, according to Klosterman?

3. What is the book Left Behind about?

4. How has the quality of the Star Wars franchise been incorrectly assessed, according to Klosterman in Chapter 12?

5. What essential beliefs does Generation X have, according to Chuck Klosterman?

6. What is the essence of coolness, as described in Chapter 10?

7. What is the value of lyrics in popular music?

8. Why does Klosterman posit that traveling forward in time is less fraught than traveling back?

9. What annoys Horace and his friends about Chet the dog-lover?

10. How was granola developed?

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