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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hebdige says that individuals understand ideology in which of the following ways?
(a) Consciously.
(b) Unconsciously.
(c) Non-existent.
(d) Subconsciously.

2. The manner in which the Rastafarian parents migrated did which of the following?
(a) Demonstrated their hope for a bright future in a new land.
(b) Allowed them to easily conform to the cultural norms of their new home.
(c) Showed they were successful business people.
(d) Marked them as targets of discrimination.

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

4. Which of the following do Rastafarians say is the strength behind their beliefs?
(a) Voodoo.
(b) Dreadlocks.
(c) Music.
(d) Righteousness.

5. Of the following, which is a common activity that affects social behavior?
(a) Playing sports.
(b) Parenting.
(c) Knitting.
(d) Gardening.

6. The anger of the people turned into what type of riots?
(a) Age.
(b) Class.
(c) Race.
(d) Gender.

7. What does Hebdige say about SOME aspects of youth culture with respect to the parent culture?
(a) They no way reflect the parent culture.
(b) There is no such thing as a youth culture and parent culture. Both the youth and parent exercise the traditions of one, the same culture.
(c) Parent culture reflects youth culture, not the other way around.
(d) All youth culture reflects parent culture.

8. Why do the Beats and Hipsters embrace aspects of the black culture?
(a) Because they are confused.
(b) Because they are black.
(c) Because it shows the variety within their own white culture.
(d) Because they want to be black.

9. What part of the black culture do the Hipsters closely associate with?
(a) Religion.
(b) Poverty of the black people.
(c) Upward mobility of blacks.
(d) The Hipsters share race-they are black.

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

11. What type of "rebellion" does Hebdige say subcultures are?
(a) Consensus.
(b) Controlled.
(c) Conscious.
(d) Cultural.

12. In Chapter 4, what does Hebdige say about black and white subcultures and how they got the ideas for their subcultures?
(a) White subcultures got many of their ideas for the foundation of their subcultures from black subcultures.
(b) White subcultures got their foundational ideas from the mass culture, and black subcultures followed suit.
(c) Black and white subcultures worked together to gather ideas for the foundations of their subcultures.
(d) Black subcultures got many of their ideas for the foundation of their subcultures from white subcultures.

13. Where did the parents of the Rastafarians migrate to?
(a) America.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) London.
(d) China.

14. The Glam subculture addresses what question?
(a) Age and social class.
(b) Race and weight.
(c) Religion and politics.
(d) Gender and sexuality.

15. Which of the following musical acts is known for occasionally adopting the Jamaican street style?
(a) The Clash.
(b) David Bowie.
(c) The Who.
(d) The Ramones.

Short Answer Questions

1. To a certain extent, media shapes which of the following?

2. The STYLE between the Teddy Boys of the 50's and 70's is which of the following?

3. Hebdige describes subcultures as"mediation" between what?

4. According to Hebdige, there is a disconnect between black sound and what?

5. How does Hebdige relate style to the "myth of consensus"?

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