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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the migration of the Rastafarian parents, what musical style did they introduce to the world?
(a) Disco.
(b) Classical.
(c) R & B.
(d) Blues.

3. The actions of people are many times persuaded by what?
(a) Media.
(b) Playing in the park.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Swimming.

4. According to Hebdige, which is an underlying influence of the reggae subculture?
(a) Music.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Religion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following subcultures was viewed by the mass culture as a major threat and lead its members to declare war?

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

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

4. The Rastafarian subculture says the "black sufferer" is placed where?

5. What does Hebdige say is one of the things that "deconstructs rock music back to its more fundamental roots"?

(see the answer key)

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