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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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, working class of Great Britain.
(c) Black, upper class around the world.
(d) White, upper class of Great Britain.

2. Of the following, which is a common activity that affects social behavior?
(a) Parenting.
(b) Playing sports.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Knitting.

3. According to Hebdige, if a black participant no longer wishes to be associated with a subculture, he/she can then do which of the following?
(a) Take a dominant role in the mass culture.
(b) Overthrow the mass culture.
(c) Overthrow all white subcultures.
(d) Take a marginal role in the dominant culture.

4. What is one of the common objects of the dominant culture mentioned that takes on a new meaning when used by a subculture?
(a) Pair of shoes.
(b) Brush.
(c) Comb.
(d) Car.

5. Where does Hebdige say objects begin?
(a) In the mass culture.
(b) In the Glam subculture.
(c) In the Rastafarian subculture.
(d) In the Mod subculture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is considered a usual sociological factor?

2. Chapter 2 begins by talking about the London heat wave of what year?

3. What method is used to facilitate the mass society's understanding of subcultures?

4. Which of the following does Hebdige mention as an aesthetic of mass culture?

5. The Glam subculture primarily consisted of which of the following?

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