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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. What example do the authors use to explain the semiotic method?
(a) Fast food chains.
(b) The Volkswagen Beetle.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) American Cinema.

2. What does American soccer mainly focus on, according to David Kamp in "America's Spaz-Time?"
(a) Soccer moms and their time with children.
(b) Winning and big money.
(c) Fun over competition.
(d) Competition over fun.

3. What does the essay " The Gender Blur," by Deborah Blum, advocate?
(a) Both nurture and culture are important in understanding gender differences.
(b) Both nature and identity are important in understanding gender differences.
(c) Both nature and nurture are important in understanding gender differences.
(d) Both nature and power are important in understanding gender differences.

4. What message does the phenomenon, Democracy of Goods, refer to?
(a) Regardless of one's social and class status, everyone can enjoy a quality product.
(b) Regardless of one's social and class status, everyone can enjoy the lifestyle of the wealthy.
(c) Regardless of one's social and class status, everyone can have access to the same product.
(d) Regardless of one's social and class status, everyone is served equally.

5. Fill-in the blank. Semiotic method connects the _____________
(a) Entertainment side of pop culture to facts,
(b) Entertainment side of pop culture to myths,
(c) Entertainment side of pop culture to ideology.
(d) Entertainment side of pop culture to opinions.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the essay "A Gentleman and a Consumer" examine?

3. What is the common definition of racial profiling?

4. Why does Melissa Algranati describe her experience as "Being the Other?"

5. Fill-in the blank. The analysis of a television episode must involve ___________ .

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