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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which game did become the American pastime, according to the textbook authors?
(a) Football.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Volleyball.

2. How do sports teams pay huge salaries to the top athletes?
(a) Through television contracts.
(b) By attracting huge crowds to attend the games and thus earning huge profits.
(c) By playing with popular rival teams.
(d) By effectively marketing their games.

3. Who is the cultural icon for American sliving in style, according to Mark Caldwell?
(a) Rachel Ray.
(b) Kelly Rippa.
(c) Martha Stewart.
(d) Barbara Walters.

4. Which of the following is true, according to Michael Omi?
(a) Music industry opened up opportunities for black women as agents and managers.
(b) There are many black managers and agents in the entertainment industry.
(c) There are only a few black managers and agents in the music industry.
(d) Music industry opened up opportunities for blacks as artists and non-artists.

5. Who is one of the heroes mentioned by Jenny Lyn Bader?
(a) Superman.
(b) Nelson Mandela.
(c) Michael Jordan.
(d) Gandhi.

6. What is "New York's Most Disliked Building?"
(a) Empire State Building.
(b) Bryant Building.
(c) Freedom Tower.
(d) World Trade Center buildings.

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

8. Fill-in the blank. The rules for sports changed over time because _______________.
(a) More people started watching sports on weekends.
(b) More people started watching sports.
(c) Sports became a form of entertainment on television.
(d) People started taking sports seriously.

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

10. 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 starred Sarah Jessica Parker.
(d) It showed beautiful women professionals.

11. What does the essay, "Warrior Dreams," by James William Gibson, point out?
(a) Men's fascination with paramilitary culture.
(b) Men's dreams to become warriors.
(c) Portrayal of American Indian warrior mascots in men's sports.
(d) Portrayal of American men's patriotism in the post Vietnam era.

12. 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) Indication that she is not conservative.
(c) Refusal to reveal marital status.
(d) Ambivalence toward revealing her marital status.

13. According to the essay " The Gender Blur," by Deborah Blum, what is an example of nature?
(a) Aggressiveness of boys.
(b) Boys playing with chemistry sets.
(c) Meanness of girls.
(d) Girls playing with Legos.

14. According to Andy Medhurst, what does Batman symbolize?
(a) Gay man.
(b) White heterosexual man.
(c) Masculinity.
(d) Transgender man.

15. Which of the following statements is true, according to D. Staley Eitzen?
(a) Athletic programs in many schools are not compatible with the services they provide to the athletes.
(b) Athletic programs in many schools are compatible with their academic mission.
(c) Athletic programs in many schools are not compatible with the promises they make to the athletes.
(d) Athletic programs in many schools are not compatible with their academic mission.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an example of a gender specific game cited by the author Jennifer Scanlon?

2. Who expressed concern about a comic hero's sexual orientation?

3. What does Personal space include?

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

5. What does Malcolm Gladwell examine in "The Science of Shopping?"

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