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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Constructing Race: Readings in Multicultural Semiotics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the factor that contributes to the showing of violence in the movies, according to Vivian C. Sobchack, in "The Postmorbid Condition?"
(a) Changing values.
(b) Technology.
(c) Generation.
(d) Increased violence in society.

2. Fill-in the blank. Many advertisements connect the product with the __________.
(a) Customer's identity and wisdom.
(b) Customer's satisfaction with the product.
(c) Customer's fine taste in choosing quality products.
(d) Customer's middle or upper class status.

3. What does "I" signify, according to Fan Shen?
(a) It stands for the individualistic culture.
(b) English language writing and communication.
(c) It stands for the identity.
(d) English communication style.

4. What is the subject of the essay "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?
(a) Portrayal of the return of women from workplace.
(b) Portrayal of good girl characters in movie culture.
(c) Portrayal of sexy women in Hollywood films.
(d) Portrayal of the return of women in cowboy movie culture.

5. Why does Melissa Algranati describe her experience as "Being the Other?"
(a) She is Puerto Rican Egyptian Jew.
(b) She is Egyptian American Jew.
(c) She is is American Jew.
(d) She is African American.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck?" .

2. What does the essay "Braveheart, Babe and the Contemporary Body" by Susan Bordo examine?

3. What image of woman was in vogue in the movies of the 1980s, according to "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?

4. What does the essay "Put on a Happy Face: Masking the Differences Between Blacks and Whites" point out?

5. What does the essay"Sex, Lies, and Advertising" by Gloria Steinem examine?

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