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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hollywood Sign: The Culture of American Film.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill-in the blank. The issue of "More Factor" dates back to the ___________.
(a) Occupation of lands owned by American Indians.
(b) Pioneer ranch development and expansion.
(c) Lewis and Clark exploration and expansion.
(d) Frontier days of land accumulation.

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

3. What is Semiotics really about?
(a) Taste and elegance in pop culture.
(b) Power and ideologies.
(c) Popular culture and lfe style.
(d) Life style and status.

4. What is the essay, "Creating the Myth" about?
(a) Sci-fi character patterns.
(b) Mythological character patterns.
(c) Classic hero patterns.
(d) How movies represent the myth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the textbook authors, what is the best way to study popular phenomena?

3. How do advertisers target kids as customers?

4. According to the authors, what is the TV show that is an example of the Schadenfreude phenomenon?

5. What is the impact on children of schadenfreude in reality TV shows?

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