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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Gender Codes in American culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do ads usually portray men?
(a) Aggressive and violent.
(b) Tall and handsome.
(c) Young and energetic.
(d) Competitive and confident.

2. According to the essay " The Gender Blur," by Deborah Blum, what is an example of nature?
(a) Boys playing with chemistry sets.
(b) Girls playing with Legos.
(c) Meanness of girls.
(d) Aggressiveness of boys.

3. What is a simple example of semiotic decoding?
(a) Writing a story.
(b) Listening to hip hop.
(c) Reading a page.
(d) Going to class.

4. According to the textbook authors, which TV show had a protagonist(s) that became popular role models for American women?
(a) Will and Grace.
(b) Murphy Brown.
(c) Sex and the City.
(d) Friends.

5. What is the T.V. show that comes across as an example of changing gender code as mentioned in the chapter, "We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Gender Codes in American Culture Summary and Analysis?"
(a) Murphy Brown.
(b) Friends.
(c) The Oprah Winfrey Show.
(d) Desperate Housewives.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the invisible signs of a building?

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

3. What is an example of gender code?

4. What are consumer interests encoded in?

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

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