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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. According to Anne Norton, what does catalog shopping lead to?
(a) Construction of identities for men, women, and children.
(b) Construction of American life.
(c) Construction of teenage image.
(d) Construction of ideal life style.

2. Which company created the Barbie doll?
(a) Hasbro Toys.
(b) Disney.
(c) Fisher Price.
(d) Mattel.

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

4. Which of the following is true, according to Frank Deford?
(a) Many student athletes who turn professional give up college education.
(b) Many student athletes are encouraged by their coaches to excel in academics.
(c) Many student athletes who turn professional are encouraged by their coaches to continue college.
(d) Student athletes have high graduation rates because of tutoring and support.

5. What is Semiotic method?
(a) A relatively new methodology that has been around since the early 20th century.
(b) A very old methodology tha has been around since the early 18th century.
(c) A methodology that has been around since the 1950s.
(d) A methodology that has been around since the 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saw boxing as a way to achieve a better life, according to the textbook authors?

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

3. What is the name of the film used by Linda Seger in her essay "Creating the Myth?"

4. Which of the following products is cited by the authors as a cultural icon?

5. What does Neil Bernstein, in "Goin' Gangsta, Chosin' Cholita," posit?

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