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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Constructing Race: Readings in Multicultural Semiotics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the essay, "Creating the Myth" about?
(a) How movies represent the myth.
(b) Mythological character patterns.
(c) Sci-fi character patterns.
(d) Classic hero patterns.

2. Which movie does Michale Parenti use to make his arguments in the essay "Class and Virtue?"
(a) Pulp Fiction.
(b) Gone with the Wind.
(c) Pretty Woman.
(d) Waiting to Exhale.

3. Which of the following products is cited by the authors as a cultural icon?
(a) Hello Kitty brand items.
(b) Nike shoes.
(c) The Energizer bunny .
(d) Apple iPod.

4. What image of woman was in vogue in the movies of the 1980s, according to "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?
(a) Good girl who is a conformist.
(b) Bad girl who deals with society that has problems.
(c) Bad girl who is a conformist.
(d) Good girl who deals with society that has problems.

5. What is the name of the film used by Linda Seger in her essay "Creating the Myth?"
(a) Casablanca.
(b) Lord of the Rings.
(c) Jurassic Park
(d) Star Wars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main purpose of advertisers?

2. What does "I" signify, according to Fan Shen?

3. What is Michael Parenti's argument in "Class and Virtue?"

4. According to Michael Omi, how are blacks often portrayed by the American media?

5. What does the essay "A Gentleman and a Consumer" examine?

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