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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Popular Spaces: Interpreting the Built Environment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the essay "Disney World: Public Use/Private State," by Susan Willis, indicate?
(a) Disney World offers programmed environment.
(b) Disney World offers fantasy environment for children's use.
(c) Disney World offers fun and efficient environment for public use.
(d) Disney World offers fun environment for public use.

2. What does Malcolm Gladwell examine in "The Science of Shopping?"
(a) Marketing research of customer behavior.
(b) Marketing research of the shopping process.
(c) Space utlization in shopping centers.
(d) Customer utlization of shopping center space.

3. What was the purpose of the builders of the world Trade Center, according to Eric Boehlert?
(a) Construct a symbol of American life.
(b) Clean up the neighborhood and make money from the rentals.
(c) Build the highest landmark in New York.
(d) Build the greatest landmark in the world.

4. Why are shows like West Wing popular, according to Todd Davis?
(a) They are about the white house and show inside scenaios.
(b) They are about American government and show the real issues.
(c) They are non-threatening and make the audience feel comfortable.
(d) They are about the American President and are informative.

5. What does the essay by Lucy Lippard, "Alternating Currents," describe?
(a) Alternative views of suburban living.
(b) Alternating views that represent the city and the country.
(c) Aletrnative views of country living.
(d) Ambivalence of Americans toward the city and the country.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Vivian C. Sobchack claim in her essay "The Postmorbid Condition?"

3. What is the subject of the essay "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?

4. What is a territory?

5. What is the main issue in "Conflicting Landscape Values: The Santa Clara Pueblo and Day School," by Rina Swentzell?

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