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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following states does Hebdige say "signification expresses ideas" in?
(a) Formulated.
(b) Unformulated.
(c) Fictional.
(d) Non-fictional.

2. What happens to style when it is no longer associated with a subculture?
(a) It becomes commodified.
(b) It becomes solidified.
(c) It becomes modified.
(d) It becomes codified.

3. What does Hebdige say could have caused the outbreak of violence between subcultures?
(a) Signification.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Suggestions.

4. According to Chapter 9, a rocket jacket is which of the following qualities?
(a) Futuristic.
(b) Balistic.
(c) Ritualistic.
(d) Animalistic.

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

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

7. The Skinheads focus on what as a foundation of their subculture?
(a) Working class.
(b) Love for variety within the world of subcultures.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Religion.

8. Of the following, who does Hebdige say is a militant black man?
(a) Genet.
(b) George Jackson.
(c) Barthes.
(d) T.S. Eliot.

9. Hebdige says the relationship between which of the following is NOT a constant?
(a) Experience, facts, and signification.
(b) Opinions, expression, and signs.
(c) Experience, expression, and signification.
(d) Truths, understanding, and signs.

10. What does Hebdige say about Punk's cultural rebellion after commodification takes place?
(a) It is doomed.
(b) It is stable.
(c) It is growing stronger.
(d) It is passed on to other subcultures.

11. The Teddy Boys of 1950's utilize aspects from what era to incorporate into their belief system?
(a) Early America.
(b) Edwardian.
(c) The Colonial Period.
(d) The Vietnam Era.

12. Hebdige states that which individual "fears that experience may fall prey to mythology, defined into non-existence"?
(a) T.S. Eliot.
(b) Barthes.
(c) George Jackson.
(d) Genet.

13. Of the following, which does Hebdige say is a representation of the mass culture aesthetic?
(a) Self-image.
(b) Hair styles.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Jewelry.

14. Of the following, who is an imprisoned writer?
(a) Hebdige.
(b) Genet.
(c) Barthes.
(d) George Jackson.

15. How does Hebdige define self-conscious expression?
(a) A form of style.
(b) A blatant way of rebelling against the dominant culture.
(c) An aesthetic of the mass culture.
(d) An aesthetic of subcultures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method is used to facilitate the mass society's understanding of subcultures?

2. Which of the following does Hebdige mention as an aesthetic of mass culture?

3. What is the media's purpose of depicting Punkers as "good kids"?

4. Hebdige says that style can be be identified through which of the following?

5. Of the following, who said, "Style, as a form of articulation, cannot be understood outside of the context in which it is intended"?

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