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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. In his grandest statement of Chapter 6, Klosterman says Anderson represents what?

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

3. In his latter work, Billy Joel expresses boredom with what?

4. Which two "brat pack" films does Klosterman reference in Chapter 3?

5. Why can Anderson not date sports stars, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do women have an illogical opinion of John Cusack, according to Chuck Klosterman?

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

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

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

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

8. How was the first season of The Real World different from subsequent seasons?

9. How does Will Wright answer the question of materialism in The Sims?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three of the movies that Chuck Klosterman discusses in Chapter 13. In an essay discuss what all of these films have in common thematically. Why does Klosterman think that these are among the most effective films of the modern age? How do these films, as Klosterman argues, create the reality that others experience? How do their presentations of reality differ the presentations from film of the 1970's?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, Chuck Klosterman discusses the importance of individuals in the world. Write an essay about three of these individuals. How did they become popular? To what extent have they become symbols in modern day America? What does each symbolize? What is Klosterman's attitude toward each?

Part 1) John Cusack

Part 2) Pamela Anderson

Part 3) Jeffrey Dahmer

Essay Topic 3

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?

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