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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through It's Not Just a Game: Sports and American Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the daytime talk shows become popular?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1960s.

2. According to Sandra Tsing Loh, the author of "The Return of Doris Day," how is a good girl movie character portrayed in a movie?
(a) A good girl movie character is courageous and deals with a society that has problems.
(b) A good girl movie character is conscious of her image and undergoes plastic surgery.
(c) A good girl movie character loves traditional things and pets.
(d) A good girl movie character adores her boyfriend and takes care of him.

3. Fill-in the blank. Gender coding is _________.
(a) A scientific construct.
(b) A feminine construct.
(c) A social construct.
(d) A natural construct.

4. What does glocalization refer to?
(a) Globalization of American products in local markets.
(b) Outsourcing work to local businesses across the world.
(c) Competing with local markets across the world.
(d) Adapting a global product to fit a local market.

5. How does the beauty myth affect women?
(a) Women learn from pop culture that beauty is a myth.
(b) Women's health is affected by the harmful chemicals in beauty products.
(c) Women are trapped by the professional image.
(d) Women are trapped by body image.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill-in the blank. According to Camilo Jose Vergara in "The Ghetto Cityscape," green ghettos are ___________.

2. Fill-in the blank. The rules for sports changed over time because _______________.

3. What is the real competition in sports, according to the textbook authors?

4. What does the essay, "More Factor" examine?

5. What does the essay by Lucy Lippard, "Alternating Currents," describe?

(see the answer key)

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