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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an example of gender code?

2. What is the real competition in sports, according to the textbook authors?

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

4. Fill-in the blank. Visual cues in a shop are meant for the following shopper: __________.

5. What is theme marketing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the common rationale given by the entertainment industry to exclude blacks from management positions, according to Michael Omi?

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

3. How do toys reflect the changing culture and attitudes?

4. Why is semiotics of sports crucial?

5. How did the gender codes change with time? Give an example.

6. According to Engle, why did Superman become a superhero?

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

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

9. How does language mark women? Explain your point using an example.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Camilo Jose´Vergara and Lucy Lippard examine the signs of city and urban landscape. Compare and contrast their views of the cities. How do you agree or disagree with their views?

Essay Topic 2

What is your position regarding people belonging to one culture adapting or copying another culture's art form? Do you agree or disagree with the points made by Paul C. Taylor in "Funky White Boys and Honorary Soul Sisters?"

Essay Topic 3

How do news programs promote popular culture and the concept of the American dream? Support your arguments based on the semiotic analysis of a news telecast or a weekly news program.

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