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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Individuals' conduct in society is greatly influenced by which?
(a) Police.
(b) Firemen and women.
(c) Bankers.
(d) Lawyers.

2. Which of the following subcultures was viewed by the mass culture as a major threat and lead its members to declare war?
(a) Reggae.
(b) Punk.
(c) Rastafarian.
(d) Glam.

3. In order to understand punk, one must understand which of the following?
(a) Its origins.
(b) The direction in which it is going.
(c) The origins of other subcultures.
(d) The direction in which other subcultures are going.

4. Hebdige says that reggae is primarily inspired by which of the following?
(a) Slavery.
(b) War.
(c) Procreation.
(d) Love.

5. How does Hebdige relate style to the "myth of consensus"?
(a) It is to "overrun the 'myth of consensus' enjoyed by the mass culture."
(b) It is to "agree with the 'myth of consensus' enjoyed by the mass culture."
(c) It is to "overturn the 'myth of consensus' hated by the mass culture."
(d) It is to "overturn the 'myth of consensus' enjoyed by the mass culture."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Rastafarian interpretation of the Bible, where is God?

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

3. Which of the following was one of the first to embrace the Rastafarian style?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Hebdige say about black and white subcultures and how they got the ideas for their subcultures?

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

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