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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Michael Omi 's main point in his essay "In Living Color: Race and American Culture?'
(a) Views on race are depicted with political correctness by the popular culture.
(b) Stereotypical worldviews on race are perceived and depicted as a natural in popular culture.
(c) Race and minorities are positively depicted by the media.
(d) Stereotypical worldviews on race are perceived and depicted as social issues in popular culture.

2. What does Malcolm Gladwell examine in "The Science of Shopping?"
(a) Marketing research of the shopping process.
(b) Marketing research of customer behavior.
(c) Customer utlization of shopping center space.
(d) Space utlization in shopping centers.

3. According to the textbook authors, why was the T.V. show Sex and the City popular?
(a) It challenged the gender codes.
(b) It starred Sarah Jessica Parker.
(c) It showed beautiful women professionals.
(d) It is full of glamour and fun.

4. What is the point made by Michael A. Mesner in his essay on sports and gender relations?
(a) Sports shape masculine identity and reinforces male power.
(b) Sports shape masculine and feminine identity.
(c) Sports shape masculine identity and reinforce the glamorous female identity.
(d) Sports shape masculine identity and reinforce equity in gender relations.

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

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

7. Which sports are the leisure activities of the upper class, according to the textbook authors?
(a) Boxing and baseball.
(b) Golf and sailing
(c) Golf and football.
(d) Golf and soccer.

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

9. According to Michael Omi, how are blacks often portrayed by the American media?
(a) Protagonist warrior.
(b) Important but sly.
(c) Important and professional.
(d) Comical, submissive, or childlike.

10. Fill-in the blank. Visual cues in a shop are meant for the following shopper: __________.
(a) Shopper in a wheel chair.
(b) Woman shopper.
(c) Fast walking shopper.
(d) Slow walking shopper.

11. What does the term gender refer to?
(a) Behavioral and cultural traits that are defined by society as female.
(b) One's identification of being a male or a female.
(c) Behavioral and cultural traits that are defined by society as male or female.
(d) Being born with male or female sex organs.

12. What is the common definition of racial profiling?
(a) Coaches using race to select student athletes.
(b) Cops using race to incarcerate people.
(c) Jury using race to determine the outcomes of criminal trials.
(d) Using race to determine who is subjected to surveillance or searches.

13. What is a morally acceptable behavior in America as mentioned by the textbook authors in the chapter, " We've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Gender Codes in American Culture Summary and Analysis?"
(a) Men dating women as well as men.
(b) Men dating men.
(c) Women dating women.
(d) Men and women dating.

14. What does the essay "The Boys on the Bus," by Gary Smith, examine?
(a) Role of parents in rallying people in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
(b) Role of schools in rallying people in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
(c) Role of culture in rallying people in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
(d) Role of sports in rallying people in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real competition in sports, according to the textbook authors?

2. What was the cross-cultural issue faced by Feng Chen in his English composition class?

3. What is a birdcage mall?

4. What does Personal space include?

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

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