Signs of Life in the U.S.A. Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Sonia Maasik
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Signs of Life in the U.S.A. Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Sonia Maasik
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Anne Norton, what does catalog shopping lead to?
(a) Construction of ideal life style.
(b) Construction of American life.
(c) Construction of teenage image.
(d) Construction of identities for men, women, and children.

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

3. What is Semiotic method?
(a) A relatively new methodology that has been around since the early 20th century.
(b) A methodology that has been around since the 1980s.
(c) A very old methodology tha has been around since the early 18th century.
(d) A methodology that has been around since the 1950s.

4. What are some motivators typically used in ads?
(a) Comfort, cost, and speed of action.
(b) Leisure, exercise, and health.
(c) Comfort, happiness, and satisfaction
(d) Guilt, fear, and fantasy.

5. What does Nina Leen's selection, "Just What Do You Do All Day?" showcase?
(a) What a housewife does around the house.
(b) What a teenager does on a weekend.
(c) What a student does on a school day.
(d) What a model does on a week day.

6. What does the phrase "Commodification of desire" refer to?
(a) Connecting the product with a desire to fit in.
(b) Connecting the product with a desire to be rich.
(c) Connecting the product with an unrelated desire
(d) Connecting the product with fulfilling the American dream.

7. What does the essay "Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck" focus on?
(a) The issues faced by Asian women characters in film.
(b) Stereotypical depiction of Asian women.
(c) How Asian women in film have no joy or luck.
(d) Asian women characters in Joy Luck Club.

8. Which of the following products is cited by the authors as a cultural icon?
(a) Apple iPod.
(b) The Energizer bunny .
(c) Hello Kitty brand items.
(d) Nike shoes.

9. Which popular TV show reflect the concerns of Generation X, according to the authors of the textbook?
(a) Friends.
(b) Sex and the City.
(c) The Bachelor.
(d) Seinfield.

10. What was the theme of most of the movies in post 9/11 era as pointed out by Patrick Goldstein in "The Time to Get Serious Has Come?"
(a) War.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Escapism.

11. What does the essay "A Gentleman and a Consumer" examine?
(a) The role of gender in advertising.
(b) The positive image of men in advertising.
(c) The role of men in advertising.
(d) How advertisers target men.

12. According to Todd Boyd, what aspect is a main factor in the gangster movies genre?
(a) Class and gender.
(b) Language and gang signs.
(c) Status and power.
(d) Race and ethnicity.

13. What is a simple example of semiotic decoding?
(a) Writing a story.
(b) Reading a page.
(c) Listening to hip hop.
(d) Going to class.

14. Fill-in the blank. The more popular the television show _________.
(a) The greater likelihood of celebrity characters in it.
(b) The higher priced is the advertising.
(c) The less likely that students will skip watching it.
(d) The more time it takes to conduct semiotic analysis.

15. What is the factor that changed the semiotic message carried out by the cell phone?
(a) Advance of Internet.
(b) Introduction of iPhone.
(c) Advance of commercialization.
(d) Advance of technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What may be the best way to start the semiotic interpretation?

2. What image of woman was in vogue in the movies of the 1980s, according to "The Return of Doris Day" by Sandra Tsing Loh?

3. What does the semiotic method refer to?

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

5. When did the Study of pop culture as an academic subject start?

(see the answer keys)

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