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

2. What is the function of the Standards and Practices staff?
(a) Approve the language and the situations that are presented in the TV programs.
(b) Write the language and the situations that are presented in the TV programs.
(c) Read the language and the situations that are presented in the TV programs.
(d) Edit the language and the situations that are presented in the TV programs.

3. What affects one's ability in math and science?
(a) Asian background.
(b) None of these.
(c) Race.
(d) Gender.

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

5. What is an example of a gender specific game cited by the author Jennifer Scanlon?
(a) Loaded Questions.
(b) Sweet Valley High.
(c) Clue.
(d) High School Musical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill-in the blank. According to Camilo Jose Vergara in "The Ghetto Cityscape," green ghettos are ___________.

2. What is the essay by Marnie Carroll titled "American Television in Europe" about?

3. According to the authors, why do people buy a product?

4. What message does the phenomenon, Democracy of Goods, refer to?

5. What does Nina Leen's selection, "Just What Do You Do All Day?" showcase?

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