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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the latest example of the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?
2. Fill-in the blank. Melissa Algranati is __________.
3. According to Mariah Burton Nelson in "I Won. I'm Sorry," what is the expectation for a female athlete winner?
4. According to the essay " The Gender Blur," by Deborah Blum, what is an example of nature?
5. Why do many boys join sports, according to David Kamp?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is "New York's Most Disliked Building?" and why?
2. What is the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?
3. What is the common rationale given by the entertainment industry to exclude blacks from management positions, according to Michael Omi?
4. 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?"
5. What is the main argument of the essay "Athletics 101: A Change in Eligibility Rules is Long Overdue," by Frank Deford?
6. How do toys like Barbie teach consumption to kids, according to Gary Cross, author of "Barbie, G.I. Joe, and Play in the 1960s?"
7. Why does Jenny Lyn Bader think that role models may have better influence than mythical heroes?
8. What does the semiotic reading of a show like Sex and the City reveal, according to the textbook authors?
9. How does language mark women? Explain your point using an example.
10. How did baseball become a national pastime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain your perception of what the American dream is and what it means to you to be an American. Write a position paper on the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people's rights to achieve the American dream.
Essay Topic 2
What did you learn about the history of American advertising from the chapter "Brought to You B(u)y: The Signs of Advertising?" How is the history of American advertising linked to the advancement of technology?
Essay Topic 3
Advertising is everywhere. How do the markets target you and your classmates into becoming consumers? Apply the semiotic method to analyze consumption as one of the aspects of popular culture.
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