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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which cultural icon's life is a rags to riches story, according to Mark Caldwell?
(a) Aunt Jemima.
(b) Lara Croft.
(c) Jackie Kennedy Onnasis.
(d) Martha Stewart.

2. Which of the following statements is true, according to D. Staley Eitzen?
(a) Athletic programs in many schools are not compatible with the services they provide to the athletes.
(b) Athletic programs in many schools are not compatible with their academic mission.
(c) Athletic programs in many schools are compatible with their academic mission.
(d) Athletic programs in many schools are not compatible with the promises they make to the athletes.

3. What does the essay " The Gender Blur," by Deborah Blum, advocate?
(a) Both nature and power are important in understanding gender differences.
(b) Both nature and nurture are important in understanding gender differences.
(c) Both nature and identity are important in understanding gender differences.
(d) Both nurture and culture are important in understanding gender differences.

4. What was the purpose of the builders of the world Trade Center, according to Eric Boehlert?
(a) Build the highest landmark in New York.
(b) Clean up the neighborhood and make money from the rentals.
(c) Build the greatest landmark in the world.
(d) Construct a symbol of American life.

5. How do sports teams pay huge salaries to the top athletes?
(a) By playing with popular rival teams.
(b) Through television contracts.
(c) By attracting huge crowds to attend the games and thus earning huge profits.
(d) By effectively marketing their games.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the term gender refer to?

3. What is an example of gender code?

4. Who is Aunt Jemima as a cultural icon?

5. What is an example of a gender specific game cited by the author Jennifer Scanlon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main point made by Lucy Lippard in her essay "The Alternating Currents?"

2. Who saw boxing as a way to a better life, according to the authors of the textbook in "It's Not Just a Game: Sports and American Culture Summary and Analysis?"

3. According to the essay "Boys--R- Us: Board Game and the Socialization of Young Adolescent Girls," by Jennifer Scanlon, what do gender specific toys and games teach children?

4. What is the main argument of the essay "Athletics 101: A Change in Eligibility Rules is Long Overdue," by Frank Deford?

5. How did the gender codes change with time? Give an example.

6. What is the Pueblo American Indian perception of space and its utilization? How does this conflict with the Euro American perception of space utilization?

7. What is the main argument made by the essay "Women and Children First: Gender and the Settling of the Electronic Frontier," by Laura Miller?

8. How does language mark women? Explain your point using an example.

9. Why is semiotics of sports crucial?

10. What is a gender code?

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