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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman states definitely that Joel's songs are not what?

2. Why can Anderson not date sports stars, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?

3. What did Woody Allen make desirable in the 1970s?

4. Klosterman believes that all women think John Cusack is really his character from which film?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Chuck Klosterman's holiday tradition.

2. What is the essential difference between a Laker philosophy and a Celtic philosophy?

3. According to Klosterman, how did The Real World create modern youth culture?

4. What is the difference between the sexuality Monroe represents and the sexuality Anderson represents?

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

6. How does Klosterman connect porn and the rise of the internet in Chapter 9?

7. What does Klosterman hate about Spike Lee films?

8. How did Woody Allen change and then fail to change romantic perceptions?

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

10. How are Marilyn Monroe and Pamela Anderson similar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Music plays an incredibly important role in Chuck Klosterman's writing, particularly as he is a former music critic for Rolling Stone magazine. Write an essay about three musicians that Klosterman clearly believes illuminate some essential truth about life. Why is Klosterman drawn to this particular musician? What does this musician have to say about life, and why does Klosterman believe this profundity has been hidden from public understanding?

Part 1) Guns-N-Roses

Part 2) Billy Joel

Part 3) Trisha Yearwood

Essay Topic 2

In one of the essays of Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, Klosterman uses certain pup cultural conflicts to illustrate race conflict in America. In an essay, discuss Klosterman's notions about race in this country. What did The Real World illustrate about this conflict? What about the Laker/Celtic rivalry of the 1980s and 1990s? Does Klosterman seem to think race is a serious problem in this country? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about how Chuck Klosterman analyzes the goals and achievements of the internet through the prism of pornography. What was the promise of the internet at its inception? How does the popularity of certain types of porn indicate a desire for community and equality? How does this run contrary to internet professionals' opinions of internet porn?

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