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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through American Icons: The Myth Characters of Popular Culture.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main issue in "Conflicting Landscape Values: The Santa Clara Pueblo and Day School," by Rina Swentzell?
(a) Cultural conflict between Euro American and American Indian perceptions about the utilization of school space.
(b) Conflicting values about landscape management between the Santa Clara Pueblo Indians and the Day School.
(c) Conflict between Santa Clara Pueblo and Day School about the utilization of school buildings.
(d) Landscaping conflict between Santa Clara Pueblo Indians and the Day School.

2. What is LynNell Hancock's "The Haves and the Have-Nots" about?
(a) It examines the global inequities in wealth.
(b) It examines the digital gap and its connection to race.
(c) It examines how consumption divides the haves and have-nots.
(d) It examines the growing gap between America's rich and the poor.

3. Who is the pioneer of Semiotics?
(a) Roland Barthe.
(b) Sonia Maasik.
(c) George Lakoff.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

4. According to Deborah Tannen, what message does a woman convey when she writes "Ms" before her name?
(a) Indication that she is a feminist.
(b) Ambivalence toward revealing her marital status.
(c) Refusal to reveal marital status.
(d) Indication that she is not conservative.

5. According to the textbook authors, why was the T.V. show Sex and the City popular?
(a) It challenged the gender codes.
(b) It is full of glamour and fun.
(c) It showed beautiful women professionals.
(d) It starred Sarah Jessica Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one of the best and most world famous American cultural icons, according to Michael Eric Dyson?

2. What is Michael Omi 's main point in his essay "In Living Color: Race and American Culture?'

3. How does Michael Omi state that Americans commonly judge a person's character?

4. Which of the following is true, according to Michael Omi?

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

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