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

2. The actions of people are many times persuaded by what?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Media.
(c) Playing in the park.
(d) Swimming.

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

4. What did Jamaican slaves combine with the teachings of the Bible to form reggae?
(a) Nothing. They only utilized the teachings from the Bible to form reggae.
(b) Oral traditions.
(c) Ideals from the mass culture.
(d) Written traditions.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hebdige define style?

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

3. The anger of the people turned into what type of riots?

4. According to Hebdige, there is a disconnect between black sound and what?

5. How does Hebdige define the purpose of style?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hebdige say was Punk's mission when they formed?

3. Why did the parents of the Rastafarians face such harsh discrimination when they came to London?

4. What does Hebdige say must be done in order to understand the connection between Punk and Reggae?

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

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

7. According to Hebdige, what affect does the Glam subculture have on someone looking in from the outside?

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

9. In Chapter 5, what does Hebdige say is important with regard to why a subculture is formed?

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

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