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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Skinheads derived from what subculture?
(a) Teddy Boys.
(b) Glams.
(c) Hard mods.
(d) Rastafarians.

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

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

5. How does Hebdige define style?
(a) A way of life.
(b) A personal choice.
(c) An aesthetic nonconformity.
(d) The norm.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is considered a usual sociological factor?

2. The Rastafarian subculture says the "black sufferer" is placed where?

3. According to Chapters 5, what do Punks absolutely NOT want to be associated with?

4. According to Chapter 4, what does the black culture lose as it spreads into the world?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Hebdige say about black and white subcultures and how they got the ideas for their subcultures?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hebdige feel about common objects when in the hands of the dominant culture as opposed to being in the hands of a subculture?

2. Why does Hebdige think the mass culture "mythologizes signification"?

3. What are some of the physical ways the Rastafarians embraced their ties to Africa?

4. According to Chapter 3, what is the main difference between the subcultures of Reggae and Rastafarians?

5. How do the Rastafarians modify the Christian religion?

6. Does Hebdige believe the subculture participants' view of its subculture is the only determining factor in how it is viewed by the outside?

7. In Chapter 4, how does Hebdige explain the creation of white subcultures?

8. When subcultures began to take shape, what group or groups of people became active participants? Why?

9. According to Hebdige, what is a major factor that separates the mass culture from subcultures?

10. In the Introduction and Chapter 1, how does Hebdige feel about the way the mass culture defines everyday life?

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