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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. What does "I" signify, according to Fan Shen?
(a) It stands for the individualistic culture.
(b) It stands for the identity.
(c) English communication style.
(d) English language writing and communication.

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

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

4. Why does Melissa Algranati describe her experience as "Being the Other?"
(a) She is Puerto Rican Egyptian Jew.
(b) She is is American Jew.
(c) She is African American.
(d) She is Egyptian American Jew.

5. 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) Barnie.
(d) Ken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does wrestler Henry Jenkins posit about the message of wrestling?

2. What is a birdcage mall?

3. What is the point made by Michael A. Mesner in his essay on sports and gender relations?

4. Who expressed concern about a comic hero's sexual orientation?

5. What is an example of gender code?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the semiotic reading of a show like Sex and the City reveal, according to the textbook authors?

2. Why were women left out of college sports until the Title IX legislation was passed?

3. What is overt racism? What is inferential racism?

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

5. How does Martha Stewart represent the culture of consumption, according to "The Assault on Martha Stewart," by Mark Caldwell?

6. According to Engle, why did Superman become a superhero?

7. What is a gender code?

8. What is the essay "Of Cholos and Surfers," by Jack Lopez, about?

9. What is the key point made by Bell Hooks in her essay "Baby?"

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

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