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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word is Klosterman astounded to find so prevalent around internet pornography at the beginning of Chapter 9?

2. What social group does Klosterman acknowledge at the end of Chapter 8 have missed the internet porn revolution?

3. Besides celebrities, what are the most popular types of porn sites on the internet?

4. What does Klosterman initially suspect the Sims to be a critique of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusion does Klosterman come to regarding the Lakers and Celtics at the end of Chapter 8?

2. How did Woody Allen change and then fail to change romantic perceptions?

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

4. What is the value of celebrity nudity sites on the net?

5. Why did Klosterman fail as a little league coach?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what odd existence does Klosterman describe regarding tribute bands?

7. What is Chuck Klosterman's purpose in writing this book?

8. According to Klosterman in Chapter 4, what is Generation X's connection with coolness?

9. Why does Klosterman hate Coldplay?

10. According to Klosterman, how did The Real World create modern youth culture?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Beginning in the first chapter and continuing throughout several essays that follow, Klosterman discusses the fake emotion and false expectations that popular culture creates. Write an essay about false reality that pop culture creates. What specific examples does Klosterman provide? How does he say these products affect generational consciousness? How have they affected his own life?

Essay Topic 2

The themes of Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs are large, especially considering the frivolity of many of the tangible subjects. Klosterman returns again and again to the idea of reality and humanity's understanding of it. In a three part essay, discuss how Klosterman connects the eternal question of reality and perception to pop cultural products. What does each say about the presentation of reality? How does each illuminate the human experience?

Part 1) The Sims

Part 2) The Real World

Part 3) Modern Hollywood films

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Chuck Klosterman's experiment with the video game The Sims. Why was he initially drawn to try it out? Discuss his initial critique of the game and its relationship to consumerism. What limitations to happiness does Sim Chuck have, and how does the game's developer explain these? What conclusions does Klosterman draw about live as a result of this game?

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