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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapters 5, what do Punks absolutely NOT want to be associated with?
(a) Traditionalism.
(b) Conformity.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Chaos.

2. What does Hebdige say could have caused the outbreak of violence between subcultures?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Suggestions.
(c) Signification.
(d) Socialism.

3. Of the following, which is defined as a "diverse set of signifiers which are likely to change from moment to moment"?
(a) Subculture style.
(b) Style of chaos and flux.
(c) Backwards style.
(d) Straightforward style.

4. Where did the parents of the Rastafarians migrate to?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) America.
(c) London.
(d) China.

5. In terms of language, what do Punks focus on?
(a) A combination of the process and actual meaning of language.
(b) The process of communication rather than the meaning of that which is being communicated.
(c) The actual meaning of the words being communicated.
(d) Punks have taken a vow of silence, and therefore do not utilize verbal language to communicate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following ways, do Punks communicate language?

2. Which of the following subcultures was viewed by the mass culture as a major threat and lead its members to declare war?

3. What did Jamaican slaves combine with the teachings of the Bible to form reggae?

4. Which of the following do Rastafarians say is the strength behind their beliefs?

5. Hebdige presents what type(s) of studies to cast doubt on the assumption that the development of many youth cultures makes the British youth a single class unto themselves?

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