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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. Hebdige describes subcultures as"mediation" between what?
(a) Opinions and facts.
(b) Ideas and truths.
(c) Experience and tradition.
(d) Lies and wishes.

2. Hebdige says that style is resistance to what?
(a) Emotional forces.
(b) Spiritual forces.
(c) Social forces.
(d) Religious forces.

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

4. In which of the following does Hebdige say Punks find their identity?
(a) Positive space.
(b) Negative space.
(c) Neutral space.
(d) Neutral and positive space.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 4 speaks about the Glams and their ideal of which of the following?

2. Which of the following subcultures was viewed by the mass culture as a major threat and lead its members to declare war?

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

4. What music style developed as a result of the black immigration?

5. Hebdige said punk was viewed by those not a part of the subculture as which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Even though Punk was founded on some of Reggae's ideas, were the two really similar, according to Hebdige?

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

4. Does Hebdige agree with the idea that all subcultures are lumped into one "class"?

5. How does Hebdige say some members of the mass culture view the British youth of the different subcultures?

6. In Chapter 4, how do the Teddy Boys contradict themselves?

7. In Hebdige's opinion, are subcultures a form of cultural rebellion?

8. What is the significance of the author's description of post-war Britain?

9. 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?

10. According to Hebdige, was Punk founded on the influence of other subcultures?

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