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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. What is the main point of the essay "The New Sexual Stone Age," by Andre Mayer?
(a) Pop stars embrace sexist and chauvinistic roles.
(b) Male pop stars embrace nontraditional empowered roles.
(c) Pop stars embrace progressive and liberated gender roles.
(d) Female pop stars embrace nontraditional empowered roles.

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

3. Fill-in the blank. The rules for sports changed over time because _______________.
(a) More people started watching sports on weekends.
(b) Sports became a form of entertainment on television.
(c) People started taking sports seriously.
(d) More people started watching sports.

4. Who saw boxing as a way to achieve a better life, according to the textbook authors?
(a) Asians.
(b) Whites.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) Blacks.

5. Who is famous for promoting Nike?
(a) Michael Jackson.
(b) Venus Williams.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Kobe Bryant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the essay "A Patriot's Tale" about?

2. What are the eligibility rules that are long over due, according to Frank Deford?

3. What does Malcolm Gladwell examine in "The Science of Shopping?"

4. What is the purpose of a package?

5. Fill-in the blank. Visual cues in a shop are meant for the following shopper: __________.

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