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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following subcultures was viewed by the mass culture as a major threat and lead its members to declare war?
(a) Punk.
(b) Rastafarian.
(c) Reggae.
(d) Glam.

2. Punk lacks which of the following?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Secularism.
(c) Music.
(d) A historical basis.

3. Which of the following was one of the first to embrace the Rastafarian style?
(a) All races in the working class of America.
(b) Black, upper class around the world.
(c) Black, working class of Great Britain.
(d) White, upper class of Great Britain.

4. Of the many subcultures, which two especially believe the idea that blacks represent the natural state of man?
(a) Beats and Hipsters.
(b) Mods and Glams.
(c) Skinheads and Punks.
(d) Hippies and 1950's Teddy Boys.

5. Hebdige says that reggae is primarily inspired by which of the following?
(a) War.
(b) Procreation.
(c) Love.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to understand punk, one must understand which of the following?

2. What does Hebdige say about post-war Britain with regard to mass media and how it defines cultural experience?

3. Hebdige says that white subcultures are a response to what?

4. What does Hebdige say about SOME aspects of youth culture with respect to the parent culture?

5. Of the following, which can be used as a symbol of style?

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