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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 Michael Parenti's argument in "Class and Virtue?"
(a) Hollywood opposes class privilege and tends to represent the middle class.
(b) Hollywood supports class privilege and tends to represent the elite.
(c) Hollywood represents the American ideals of virtue and classless society.
(d) Hollywood opposes class privilege but does not represent virtue.

2. What does "Gender Role Behaviors and Attitudes," by Holly Devor, claim?
(a) Signs of masculinity indicate the behaviors of men.
(b) Signs of masculinity carry social power and dominance.
(c) Signs of masculinity indicate the attitudes of men.
(d) Signs of masculinity indicate the power and influence of society on men.

3. What image of woman was in vogue in the movies of the 1980s, according to "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?
(a) Good girl who is a conformist.
(b) Bad girl who is a conformist.
(c) Good girl who deals with society that has problems.
(d) Bad girl who deals with society that has problems.

4. Fill-in the blank. People buy products based on a system called ____________.
(a) BALS (Budget and Lifestyle System).
(b) VALS (Values and Lifestyle System).
(c) SALS (Status and Lifestyle System).
(d) CALS (Culture and Lifesyle System).

5. How can one derive the meaning of a sign using Semiotic method?
(a) By looking at the facts and their connection to the sign.
(b) By looking at how things and facts are related to one another.
(c) By looking at diverse opinions and how they are related to the sign.
(d) By looking at the relationship between the image and the message.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Deborah Tannen, what message does a woman convey when she writes "Ms" before her name?

3. What is Semiotic method?

4. Who is the author of "Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck?" .

5. What is the subject of the essay "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?

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