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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to understand punk, one must understand which of the following?
(a) The direction in which other subcultures are going.
(b) The origins of other subcultures.
(c) The direction in which it is going.
(d) Its origins.

2. What did Jamaican slaves combine with the teachings of the Bible to form reggae?
(a) Nothing. They only utilized the teachings from the Bible to form reggae.
(b) Written traditions.
(c) Ideals from the mass culture.
(d) Oral traditions.

3. Which of the following motivated punk?
(a) Classical and techno.
(b) Jazz and classical.
(c) Rock and reggae.
(d) Blues and rock.

4. According to Hebdige, the mass culture mythologizes signification as a means of gaining which of the following?
(a) More followers.
(b) Control.
(c) Importance.
(d) Attention.

5. According to the Rastafarian interpretation of the Bible, where is God?
(a) Africa.
(b) Asia.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following ways does Hebdige understand the idea of "high culture"?

2. What does Hebdige say is one of the things that "deconstructs rock music back to its more fundamental roots"?

3. The actions of people are many times persuaded by what?

4. When referring to the philosophies of others, Hebdige discusses which type of conflict?

5. What happened to the people of London as the heat intensified?

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