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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Hebdige's Subculture is which of the following approaches to understanding the styles of Britain's youth cultures?
(a) Historical.
(b) Deconstructuralist.
(c) Structuralist.
(d) Post-structuralist.

4. How does Hebdige define the purpose of style?
(a) It is "to disconnect familiar signs to new signifiers."
(b) It is "to disconnect familiar signs to old signifiers."
(c) It is "to connect unfamiliar signs to old signifiers."
(d) It is "to connect familiar signs to new signifiers."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of "rebellion" does Hebdige say subcultures are?

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

3. According to Hebdige, subcultures serve the purpose of allowing individuals to do which of the following?

4. According to Hebdige, which is an underlying influence of the reggae subculture?

5. What music style developed as a result of the black immigration?

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