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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hebdige says white participants in subcultures have the opportunity to do what?
(a) Overthrow all black subcultures.
(b) Take a dominant role in the mass culture.
(c) Take a marginal role in the dominant culture.
(d) Overthrow the mass culture.

2. Which of the following do Rastafarians say is the strength behind their beliefs?
(a) Dreadlocks.
(b) Voodoo.
(c) Righteousness.
(d) Music.

3. According to Chapters 5, what do Punks absolutely NOT want to be associated with?
(a) Traditionalism.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Conformity.
(d) Chaos.

4. Of the Reggae subculture, Hebdige says it has strong, cultural what?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Discourse.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Rebellion.

5. In Chapter 4, what does Hebdige say about black and white subcultures and how they got the ideas for their subcultures?
(a) Black subcultures got many of their ideas for the foundation of their subcultures from white subcultures.
(b) Black and white subcultures worked together to gather ideas for the foundations of their subcultures.
(c) White subcultures got their foundational ideas from the mass culture, and black subcultures followed suit.
(d) White subcultures got many of their ideas for the foundation of their subcultures from black subcultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. The anger of the people turned into what type of riots?

2. What does Hebdige say the Reggae subculture is based upon?

3. What happens to style when it is no longer associated with a subculture?

4. How does Hebdige define the purpose of style?

5. In Chapter 8, What does Hebdige say about subcultures?

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