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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through It's Not Just a Game: Sports and American Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the daytime talk shows become popular?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1980s.

2. What does American soccer mainly focus on, according to David Kamp in "America's Spaz-Time?"
(a) Winning and big money.
(b) Fun over competition.
(c) Competition over fun.
(d) Soccer moms and their time with children.

3. What is an example of gender code?
(a) A lesbian woman.
(b) An unmarried man.
(c) A gay man.
(d) An unmarried woman.

4. Fill-in the blank. The more popular the television show _________.
(a) The higher priced is the advertising.
(b) The greater likelihood of celebrity characters in it.
(c) The more time it takes to conduct semiotic analysis.
(d) The less likely that students will skip watching it.

5. Fill-in the blank. The issue of "More Factor" dates back to the ___________.
(a) Pioneer ranch development and expansion.
(b) Lewis and Clark exploration and expansion.
(c) Frontier days of land accumulation.
(d) Occupation of lands owned by American Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do many boys join sports, according to David Kamp?

2. What is an archetype?

3. What are the products that may be promoted by advertisements employing the phenomenon, Democracy of Afflictions?

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

5. Who is the author of "Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck?" .

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