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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the common objects of the dominant culture mentioned that takes on a new meaning when used by a subculture?
(a) Brush.
(b) Car.
(c) Comb.
(d) Pair of shoes.

2. Which of the following does Hebdige say has been neglected?
(a) International relations.
(b) Political relations.
(c) Subculture relations.
(d) Race relations.

3. Hebdige's Subculture is which of the following approaches to understanding the styles of Britain's youth cultures?
(a) Post-structuralist.
(b) Deconstructuralist.
(c) Historical.
(d) Structuralist.

4. Which of the following motivated punk?
(a) Rock and reggae.
(b) Jazz and classical.
(c) Blues and rock.
(d) Classical and techno.

5. Hebdige says that white subcultures are a response to what?
(a) Their inherent desire to fight against the mass culture.
(b) The black community.
(c) War.
(d) Their own insecurities.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a dance style associated with the Punk subculture?

2. Of the following, which does Hebdige say is a representation of the mass culture aesthetic?

3. In terms of transforming from childhood to maturity, what is Hebdige not concerned with?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT a "common object" mentioned by Hebdige in the last paragraph of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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