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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Personal space include?
(a) Visible and invisible signs that are dependent on identity, culture and relationship.
(b) Invisble signs that are not dependent on identity, culture and relationship.
(c) Visible and invisible signs that are not dependent on identity, culture and relationship.
(d) Visible signs that are dependent on identity, culture and relationship.

2. What is a birdcage mall?
(a) A birdcage mall provides a fun shopping experience through its design.
(b) A birdcage mall controls the shoppers' movements through its design.
(c) A birdcage mall provides a relaxed shopping experience through its design.
(d) A birdcage mall helps the shoppers' movements through its design.

3. When did Superman become a cultural icon?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1958.

4. Which of the following toys is mentioned by Gary Cross as the popular American hero figure in the chapter, "American Icons: The Myth Characters of Popular Culture Summary and Analysis?"
(a) Arthur.
(b) GI Joe.
(c) Ken.
(d) Barnie.

5. What is the latest example of the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?
(a) Cultural appropriation of rap by whites.
(b) Impersonation of Elvis in pop music performances.
(c) Impact of Elvis on the music industry.
(d) Copying the style of Elvis in Las Vegas.

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

7. What is the T.V. show that comes across as an example of changing gender code as mentioned in the chapter, "We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Gender Codes in American Culture Summary and Analysis?"
(a) Desperate Housewives.
(b) Murphy Brown.
(c) The Oprah Winfrey Show.
(d) Friends.

8. What does the essay "Put on a Happy Face: Masking the Differences Between Blacks and Whites" point out?
(a) Race relations have been revealed and depicted by Hollywood as controversial.
(b) Racism has been depicted by Hollywood as a controversial issue.
(c) Real issues faced by blacks have been concealed or misrepresented by Hollywood.
(d) Real issues faced by blacks have been revealed and depicted by Hollywood.

9. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Men and women have territorial boundaries.
(b) Children have territorial boundaries.
(c) Cultures have territorial boundaries.
(d) Animals have territorial boundaries.

10. Which character is an icon of video game culture, according to N'Gai Croal and Jane Hughes?
(a) Mario.
(b) Pac-Man
(c) Spider Man.
(d) Lara Croft.

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

12. Fill-in the blank. Melissa Algranati is __________.
(a) Puerto Rican.
(b) Biracial.
(c) Egyptian American.
(d) Mexican Egyptian American.

13. Why do many boys join sports, according to David Kamp?
(a) It nurtures their needs for popularity and the opportunity for recognition.
(b) It nurtures their needs for competition and gives the opportunity for becoming popular.
(c) It nurtures their needs for competition and they want the contact it offers them with their male peers.
(d) It nurtures their needs for popularity and the opportunity for becoming famous.

14. What is the sign represented by cubicles in an office, according to Daphne Spain?
(a) Open communication.
(b) Employee culture.
(c) Corporate structure.
(d) Cooperative working.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mrs. Tony, mentioned by Roy Rivenburg's article?

2. Fill-in the blank. According to Camilo Jose Vergara in "The Ghetto Cityscape," green ghettos are ___________.

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

4. According to the textbook authors, why was the T.V. show Sex and the City popular?

5. What does "Gender Role Behaviors and Attitudes," by Holly Devor, claim?

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