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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following does Hebdige say Punks find their identity?
(a) Positive space.
(b) Neutral space.
(c) Negative space.
(d) Neutral and positive space.

2. The Glam subculture primarily consisted of which of the following?
(a) Skinheads who want to break away from the Skinhead subculture.
(b) Blacks.
(c) Whites.
(d) Blacks and Whites.

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

4. Hebdige said punk was viewed by those not a part of the subculture as which of the following?
(a) Dracula.
(b) The Lochness monster.
(c) Bigfoot.
(d) Frankenstein's monster.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Punk lacks which of the following?

2. When Hebdige talks about style, which of the following is true?

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

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

5. Which of the following is a way that "powerless teenagers" can feel like they are "socially significant"?

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