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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an Electronic Arts game mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) SimEarth.
(b) The Sims.
(c) SimSafari.
(d) SimCity.

2. What is the first thing Klosterman asks Riley about in their Chapter 8 interview?
(a) His feelings about the zone defense.
(b) His haircut.
(c) His thoughts on Larry Bird.
(d) His drinking.

3. Why is Madonna an unsuccessful sexual icon?
(a) She cannot act.
(b) She is too boring.
(c) She tries to hard.
(d) She is too talented.

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

5. What does Paradise City say they get that most original bands do not?
(a) Applause.
(b) Free beer.
(c) Women.
(d) Money.

6. Which band member of Paradise City is the band leader looking to replace?
(a) Axl.
(b) Bass guitar.
(c) Lead guitar.
(d) Drummer.

7. Which song does Klosterman cite as having superior insights on a theme to Born to Run?
(a) Immigrant Song.
(b) Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
(c) On the Road to Find Out.
(d) Moving Out.

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

9. Why can Anderson not date sports stars, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) She is a PR liability.
(b) Her profile his not high enough.
(c) They are not overtly sexual.
(d) No one follows sports like they did in the 1950s.

10. Klosterman believes the Laker-Celtic argument shows what about people?
(a) We don't understand basketball theory.
(b) We are all racist.
(c) We long for easy metaphors.
(d) We all hate Boston.

11. Which major cultural figure does Klosterman say made it easier for men like him to get women?
(a) Warren Beatty.
(b) Woody Allen.
(c) Martin Scorsese.
(d) Henry Winkler.

12. When does Klosterman say he began watching The Real World?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1986.

13. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?
(a) Their family.
(b) Their high school sweethearts.
(c) Europe.
(d) Their friends.

14. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?
(a) People arguing.
(b) People doing nothing.
(c) People hooking up.
(d) People trying to stay on television.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what abstract notion does Pamela Anderson make love, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?

3. Klosterman theorizes in Chapter 2 that many who play The Sims enact what?

4. What is the closest equivalent to Joe DiMaggio in modern sports, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?

5. In chapter 9, who does Klosterman suggest is the only person still using the term World Wide Web?

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