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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which place do Rastafarians believe is the "Promised Land"?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Paris.
(c) Babylon.
(d) Abuja.

2. According to Hebdige, the mass culture mythologizes signification as a means of gaining which of the following?
(a) More followers.
(b) Attention.
(c) Control.
(d) Importance.

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

4. Hebdige said punk was viewed by those not a part of the subculture as which of the following?
(a) Bigfoot.
(b) Frankenstein's monster.
(c) Dracula.
(d) The Lochness monster.

5. Punk's motivating music types came together through which of the following to create Punk?
(a) Pomp and circumstance.
(b) Common sense and logic.
(c) Common experience and circumstance.
(d) Logic and circumstance.

6. According to Chapter 4, which of the following accurately describes the values of the Glams?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Commercialism.

7. Reggae is greatly influenced by what style of music?
(a) Ganja.
(b) Rock.
(c) Punk.
(d) Jazz.

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

9. According to Chapters 5, what do Punks absolutely NOT want to be associated with?
(a) Traditionalism.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Conformity.
(d) Chaos.

10. According to Hebdige, there is a disconnect between black sound and what?
(a) The mass culture.
(b) Other subcultures.
(c) Black culture.
(d) White people.

11. By their very nature, subcultures do what to the mass culture?
(a) Reflect.
(b) Agree with.
(c) Threaten.
(d) Encourage.

12. Beats connect to which of the following aspects of the black culture?
(a) Religion.
(b) The Beats share race-they are black.
(c) Upward mobility of blacks.
(d) Poverty of the black people.

13. The Rastafarian subculture says the "black sufferer" is placed where?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Babylon.
(c) London.
(d) Hong Kong.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When referring to the philosophies of others, Hebdige discusses which type of conflict?

2. Hebdige's Subculture is which of the following approaches to understanding the styles of Britain's youth cultures?

3. Hebdige says that individuals understand ideology in which of the following ways?

4. Hebdige says that reggae is primarily inspired by which of the following?

5. According to Hebdige, which is an underlying influence of the reggae subculture?

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