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

2. Which artist does Klosterman quote in Chapter 2 as voice questioning materialism?
(a) Neil Young.
(b) David Byrne.
(c) Mos Def.
(d) Thom Yorke.

3. What term does Klosterman use for the female John Cusack ideal?
(a) Unstable affection.
(b) Delusional desire.
(c) Non-romance.
(d) Fake love.

4. What statement at the beginning of Chapter 1 does Klosterman think will haunt him later?
(a) He can never satisfy a woman.
(b) John Cusack will never win an Oscar.
(c) America has only ten years left in it.
(d) He is the greatest writer of his generation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klosterman do with his Sim at the end of Chapter 2?

2. According to Klosterman, what types of interactions in The Real World are real?

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

4. Which major cultural figure does Klosterman say made it easier for men like him to get women?

5. What is the mistake Klosterman's friends make when they watch romantic comedies and maudlin family dramas?

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