Signs of Life in the U.S.A. Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Sonia Maasik
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Signs of Life in the U.S.A. Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Popular Spaces: Interpreting the Built Environment.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the sign represented by cubicles in an office, according to Daphne Spain?
(a) Corporate structure.
(b) Open communication.
(c) Cooperative working.
(d) Employee culture.

2. What does Amanda Fazzone claim in her essay "Boob Tube?"
(a) TV shows focus too much on women's breasts and not on their talent.
(b) TV shows focus on women's glamour and not their sense of style.
(c) Female TV actors and participants are rated for their sex appeal and not for their brains.
(d) Female TV actors and participants are rated for their sex appeal as well as their intelligence.

3. According to the authors, what is the demographic group that is probably freer to project an image of their choice through the products they use and display?
(a) Children.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Men.
(d) Students.

4. What is the purpose of the Standards and Practices staff?
(a) Prevent the program from showing content and language that is culturally insensitive and inapproriate.
(b) Prevent the program from showing content and language that is sexist and inappropriate.
(c) Keep the programs from having legal problems with the FCC and other bodies.
(d) Prevent the program from showing content and language that is unsuitable for the viewers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the movie cited by the authors of the Text book as one of the most popular films of 2001?

2. What does the phrase "Commodification of desire" refer to?

3. What is the essay, "Creating the Myth" about?

4. According to Todd Boyd, what aspect is a main factor in the gangster movies genre?

5. What is the essay by Marnie Carroll titled "American Television in Europe" about?

(see the answer key)

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