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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hebdige define style?
(a) The norm.
(b) An aesthetic nonconformity.
(c) A way of life.
(d) A personal choice.

2. What happened to the people of London as the heat intensified?
(a) The people went from being annoyed to being violent.
(b) The people migrated to Dublin, Ireland.
(c) The masses died.
(d) Nothing. The heat wave did not affect them.

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

4. Hebdige states, "the implication is that style, with its inherent subversion, can . . ." do what?
(a) "Influence the unconsciousness of mass culture."
(b) "Fight the consciousness of mass culture."
(c) "Persuade the subconsciousness of mass culture."
(d) "Influence the consciousness of mass culture."

5. Which of the following was one of the first to embrace the Rastafarian style?
(a) Black, working class of Great Britain.
(b) Black, upper class around the world.
(c) All races in the working class of America.
(d) White, upper class of Great Britain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Reggae is greatly influenced by what style of music?

2. What did Jamaican slaves combine with the teachings of the Bible to form reggae?

3. Which place do Rastafarians believe is the "Promised Land"?

4. How does Hebdige define the purpose of style?

5. Which of the following is the name of the song based on the London riots?

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