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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Laura turn out to be about?
(a) Joel's wife.
(b) Joel's daughter.
(c) Joel's sister.
(d) Joel's daughter.

2. What can Klosterman not picture Marilyn Monroe doing?
(a) Drinking a beer.
(b) Having sex.
(c) Cursing.
(d) Going to the bathroom.

3. Why is Chuck's Sim unable to form a romantic relationship with Bella?
(a) He keeps falling asleep.
(b) She is not attracted to him.
(c) She is married.
(d) He doesn't make enough money.

4. What did Riley teach his Lakers after they choked in 1984?
(a) The zone defense.
(b) Lao Tsu.
(c) Yoga.
(d) Celtic history.

5. In Chapter 5, the band members of Paradise City flip through stations looking for what?
(a) A GNR tune.
(b) All Things Considered.
(c) The new Nickelback single.
(d) A commercial for their gig.

6. What does Klosterman do with his Sim at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Send him to work.
(c) Give him Free Will.
(d) Buy him an espresso machine.

7. Which two "brat pack" films does Klosterman reference in Chapter 3?
(a) The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.
(b) Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo's Fire.
(c) Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink.
(d) Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club.

8. Klosterman theorizes in Chapter 2 that many who play The Sims enact what?
(a) Their nightmares.
(b) Their twenties.
(c) Their own lives.
(d) Their fantasies.

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

10. According to Klosterman in Chapter 3, every Real World character became a what?
(a) Type.
(b) God.
(c) Pariah.
(d) Star.

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

12. In the Communications and Society class Klosterman describes in Chapter 1, what does the professor claim is indoctrination for children?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) Action figures.
(c) Fairy tales.
(d) Breakfast.

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

14. What is the unifying theme of all of Billy Joel's music?
(a) Family.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Blue collar life.
(d) Sex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?

2. When does Klosterman say he began watching The Real World?

3. How does Klosterman describe his desire to protect Marilyn Monroe in Chapter 6?

4. According to Klosterman, the characters in The Sims are slave to what?

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

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