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

2. Which of the following is a reason Klosterman offers for why mix CD's are less effective than mix tapes?
(a) You cannot cut off part of a long song.
(b) Many songs are copy-protected.
(c) The CD is less durable.
(d) The listener can skip songs.

3. Why did many critics dislike the end of Reality Bites?
(a) They thought it was ineptly edited.
(b) They did not believe Ben Stiller as a nice guy.
(c) They thought Winona Ryder chose the wrong man.
(d) They though it was too pat.

4. What term does Klosterman use in Chapter 12 to describe Gen X'ers?
(a) Whiny losers.
(b) Hopeless intellectuals.
(c) Lost leaders.
(d) Cynical optimists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Klosterman characterizes himself as what type of person?

2. In Chapter 16, what phrase does Klosterman insist must be included in any story involving a crime?

3. What event in an episode of Saved by the Bell struck Klosterman's friend Joel as ridiculous?

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

5. What does Julie do after getting home from her meeting with Valentine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the book Left Behind about?

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

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

4. How was granola developed?

5. How does a Dixie Chicks concert reveal a cultural shift to Chuck Klosterman?

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

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

8. Why is the Pop Music Studies conference that Klosterman attends in Chapter 17 not a rocking place?

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

10. How do page designers affect the news?

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