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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jamaican slaves combine with the teachings of the Bible to form reggae?
(a) Oral traditions.
(b) Ideals from the mass culture.
(c) Written traditions.
(d) Nothing. They only utilized the teachings from the Bible to form reggae.

2. In Chapter 5, Hebdige says mass media defines what?
(a) Cultural truths.
(b) Emotional attitude.
(c) Social expectations.
(d) Cultural experience.

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

4. According to Chapter 4, what does the black culture lose as it spreads into the world?
(a) Color.
(b) Connotation.
(c) Context.
(d) Curiosity.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The Glam subculture addresses what question?

4. Which of the following do Rastafarians say is the strength behind their beliefs?

5. Which of the following is considered a usual sociological factor?

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