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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through American Icons: The Myth Characters of Popular Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which fictional character was criticized as being homosexual?
(a) Spiderman.
(b) Batwoman.
(c) Batman.
(d) Superman.

2. How does Daphne Spain describe the workplace in the 90s in her essay "Spatial Segregation and Gender Stratification in the Workplace?"
(a) Most women had contact with men and participated in the decision making process.
(b) Most women had a work space that had doors.
(c) Women and men worked in segregated workspaces.
(d) Most women worked in the open spaces of offices.

3. What do designer labels symbolize, according to Anne Norton?
(a) Classic taste.
(b) A particular life style.
(c) Teenagers' life styles.
(d) Teenagers' preferences.

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

5. What does the essay "Braveheart, Babe and the Contemporary Body" by Susan Bordo examine?
(a) Women's bodyimages issues and the advertsing cultural norms.
(b) Just do it culture and women's courage in dealing with the cultural norms.
(c) Women's bodyimage issues and their courage.
(d) Just do it culture and the media message.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Michael Omi 's main point in his essay "In Living Color: Race and American Culture?'

2. According to Mariah Burton Nelson in "I Won. I'm Sorry," what is the expectation for a female athlete winner?

3. What does the metaphoric essay title, "Addictive Virus," refer to?

4. When did the Study of pop culture as an academic subject start?

5. What is LynNell Hancock's "The Haves and the Have-Nots" about?

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