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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '12: Sulking with Lisa Loeb on the Ice Planet Hoth, 1:49' and '13: The Awe-Inspiring Beauty of Tom Cruise's Shattered, Troll-like Face, 1:59'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Puck removed from The Real World cast, according to Klosterman?
(a) He broke the reality of the show.
(b) He assaulted a cast member.
(c) He was too real.
(d) He was not charasmatic.

2. According to Klosterman in Chapter 1, an intellectual relationship is no different from what?
(a) A sexual one.
(b) A teacher-student dynamic.
(c) Mutual hatred.
(d) A friendship.

3. What is a Laker person's preferred socially-irresponsible rapper?
(a) Lil' John.
(b) Ice Cube.
(c) 50 Cent.
(d) Eminem.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 11, Klosterman says that all popular ideas are inherently what?
(a) Prurient.
(b) Conservative.
(c) Reductive.
(d) Cliche.

5. According to Klosterman, why is Lee a celebrity?
(a) Because he strives to be.
(b) Because of his sex tape with Anderson.
(c) Because of Motley Crue.
(d) Because everyone is a celebrity in modern America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a nude celebrity's nudity unconsciously prove to others?

2. Which television show does Klosterman cite as an example of an important program?

3. In the Communications and Society class Klosterman describes in Chapter 1, what does the professor claim is indoctrination for children?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Klosterman believe Generations X's singular goal is?

5. What is does Wyndmere have instead of a park?

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