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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the term gender refer to?
(a) Behavioral and cultural traits that are defined by society as female.
(b) Being born with male or female sex organs.
(c) Behavioral and cultural traits that are defined by society as male or female.
(d) One's identification of being a male or a female.

2. What is an example of personal space code?
(a) Hugging your friend.
(b) Taking a bus ride.
(c) Walking on the street.
(d) Riding a bike.

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

4. Which character is an icon of video game culture, according to N'Gai Croal and Jane Hughes?
(a) Spider Man.
(b) Pac-Man
(c) Mario.
(d) Lara Croft.

5. When did Superman become a cultural icon?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1958.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which game did become the American pastime, according to the textbook authors?

3. What does American soccer mainly focus on, according to David Kamp in "America's Spaz-Time?"

4. What does Personal space include?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Pueblo American Indian perception of space and its utilization? How does this conflict with the Euro American perception of space utilization?

2. What was the irony faced by Feng Shen in his composition class?

3. What is the key point made by Bell Hooks in her essay "Baby?"

4. What is the main point of Camilo Jose´ Vergara's "The Ghetto Cityscape?"

5. What is the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?

6. What is "New York's Most Disliked Building?" and why?

7. How did baseball become a national pastime?

8. How does Martha Stewart represent the culture of consumption, according to "The Assault on Martha Stewart," by Mark Caldwell?

9. Who saw boxing as a way to a better life, according to the authors of the textbook in "It's Not Just a Game: Sports and American Culture Summary and Analysis?"

10. What is the main argument made by the essay "Women and Children First: Gender and the Settling of the Electronic Frontier," by Laura Miller?

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