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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By their very nature, subcultures do what to the mass culture?
(a) Threaten.
(b) Reflect.
(c) Agree with.
(d) Encourage.

2. Reggae has origins in which of the following?
(a) West Indies.
(b) Pre-war Britain.
(c) Post-war Britain.
(d) America.

3. According to Hebdige, subcultures serve the purpose of allowing individuals to do which of the following?
(a) Overthrow the mass culture.
(b) Symbolically separate themselves from the mass culture.
(c) Become a part of the mass culture.
(d) Prove that the mass culture serves no purpose.

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

5. What sparked the punk movement?
(a) The Vietnam conflict.
(b) WWII.
(c) WWI.
(d) The London heat wave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Punk has origins in which of the following?

2. What purpose does Hebdige say mass culture serves to subcultures?

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

4. Individuals' conduct in society is greatly influenced by which?

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

(see the answer key)

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