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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '2: Billy Sim, 0:12' and '3:What Happens When People Stop Being Polite, 0:26'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters is not referenced in Chapter 1?
(a) Tyler Durden.
(b) Cliff Huxtable.
(c) Bridget Jones.
(d) Lloyd Dobler.

2. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?
(a) Lose hours of sleep.
(b) Examine oneself.
(c) Acknowledge personal defeat.
(d) End a personal relationship.

3. What is the mistake Klosterman's friends make when they watch romantic comedies and maudlin family dramas?
(a) They dismiss them out of hand.
(b) They assume life should be like them.
(c) They criticize them as they would great art.
(d) They think they are capable of writing them.

4. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?
(a) Friends.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) Mad About You.
(d) The Office.

5. According to Klosterman, the characters in The Sims are slave to what?
(a) The player
(b) Their needs.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Physical laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something that every first-time Sim player does, according to developer Will Wright?

2. In the Introduction, Klosterman says his goal in writing the novel is to explain what?

3. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?

4. What term does Klosterman use for the female John Cusack ideal?

5. In the introduction, what data does Klosterman say is the way he analyzes his goal?

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