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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. Fill-in the blank. Semiotic method connects the _____________
(a) Entertainment side of pop culture to opinions.
(b) Entertainment side of pop culture to myths,
(c) Entertainment side of pop culture to ideology.
(d) Entertainment side of pop culture to facts,

2. What was the theme of most of the movies in post 9/11 era as pointed out by Patrick Goldstein in "The Time to Get Serious Has Come?"
(a) War.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Escapism.
(d) Terrorism.

3. What is the main purpose of malls?
(a) Provide quality products such as designer brands and public space.
(b) Provide public space for kids and teenagers to hang around.
(c) Provide a variety of products that enrich American life.
(d) Provide entertainment, goods, and services.

4. What does the term, semiotics, refer to?
(a) Study of popular culture.
(b) A writing process.
(c) Study of signs.
(d) Analysis of writing.

5. What is a territory?
(a) Space that acquires its meaning through someone's birth on it.
(b) Space that belongs to aboriginal people.
(c) Space that belongs to a nation.
(d) Space that acquires its meaning through someone's claim to it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Amanda Fazzone claim in her essay "Boob Tube?"

2. What does the term gender refer to?

3. What is the sign represented by cubicles in an office, according to Daphne Spain?

4. What is an example of a gender specific game cited by the author Jennifer Scanlon?

5. What is the factor that influences one's semiotic interpretation?

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