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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between which years does Klosterman focus his basketball debate in Chapter 8?
(a) 1980-1989.
(b) 2000-2007.
(c) 1984-1991.
(d) 1975-1979.

2. To what abstract notion does Pamela Anderson make love, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) America.
(b) Sexuality.
(c) Rock and roll.
(d) Celebrity.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Laura turn out to be about?

2. In Chapter 1, Klosterman jokes about which religious sect's young people carping about whether they practice?

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

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

5. How is Klosterman officially fired from his little league coaching job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What possible pitfalls could the release of Chinese Democracy cause for Paradise City?

2. Why is Sim Chuck rejected in love?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what odd existence does Klosterman describe regarding tribute bands?

4. Why did Puck and Pedro transcend The Real World frame?

5. How are Marilyn Monroe and Pamela Anderson similar?

6. What is the value of celebrity nudity sites on the net?

7. What conclusion does Klosterman come to regarding the Lakers and Celtics at the end of Chapter 8?

8. Why are amateur porn sites so popular on the internet?

9. How is Billy Joel an exception to the fetishism of coolness?

10. How does Will Wright answer the question of materialism in The Sims?

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