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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hebdige, which is an underlying influence of the reggae subculture?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Religion.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Music.

2. Hebdige says that reggae is primarily inspired by which of the following?
(a) Love.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Procreation.
(d) War.

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

4. The STYLE between the Teddy Boys of the 50's and 70's is which of the following?
(a) Same.
(b) Started out the same but ended differently.
(c) Started out differently but ended the same.
(d) Different.

5. According to the Rastafarian interpretation of the Bible, where is God?
(a) Asia.
(b) South America.
(c) Europe.
(d) Africa.

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

7. Which of the following is the name of the song based on the London riots?
(a) Blue Riot.
(b) Red Riot.
(c) White Riot.
(d) Black Riot.

8. What happened to the people of London as the heat intensified?
(a) Nothing. The heat wave did not affect them.
(b) The people migrated to Dublin, Ireland.
(c) The people went from being annoyed to being violent.
(d) The masses died.

9. After the migration of the Rastafarian parents, what musical style did they introduce to the world?
(a) Disco.
(b) Classical.
(c) Blues.
(d) R & B.

10. According to Hebdige, social forces serve to do what?
(a) Damage the upper class.
(b) Build the upper class.
(c) Build the working class.
(d) Damage the working class.

11. Hebdige states, "the implication is that style, with its inherent subversion, can . . ." do what?
(a) "Influence the unconsciousness of mass culture."
(b) "Fight the consciousness of mass culture."
(c) "Persuade the subconsciousness of mass culture."
(d) "Influence the consciousness of mass culture."

12. What types of alteration is Britain experiencing?
(a) Physical and sociological.
(b) Economical and spiritual.
(c) Physiological and sociological.
(d) Religious and emotional.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following motivated punk?

2. Which of the following musical acts is known for occasionally adopting the Jamaican street style?

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

4. According to Chapter 4, which of the following accurately describes the values of the Glams?

5. Why do the Beats and Hipsters embrace aspects of the black culture?

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