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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What types of clothing do Punkers generally like to wear?
(a) Symbols of world peace.
(b) Symbols of sex.
(c) Symbols of education.
(d) Symbols of religion.

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

3. Which of the following is defined as "presenting a single, coherent identity"?
(a) Straightforward style.
(b) Backwards style.
(c) Style of chaos and flux.
(d) Subculture style.

4. What does Hebdige define as "a systemic, material language in which objects can be combined in infinite ways to produce meaning"?
(a) Aesthetic.
(b) Subculture.
(c) Traditions.
(d) Science of the concrete.

5. Of the following, which is defined as a "diverse set of signifiers which are likely to change from moment to moment"?
(a) Subculture style.
(b) Backwards style.
(c) Style of chaos and flux.
(d) Straightforward style.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hebdige states, "the implication is that style, with its inherent subversion, can . . ." do what?

2. Which of the following subcultures discriminates against blacks; yet enjoy aspects of their culture, such as music?

3. Which of the following is another word for "science of the concrete"?

4. What does Hebdige say "incites a cultural fear of further hidden transgressions"?

5. In Chapter 4, how do the Teddy Boys feel about life?

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