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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following ways does Hebdige understand the idea of "high culture"?
(a) Holistically.
(b) Literally.
(c) Philosophically.
(d) Compartmentally.

2. In which of the following ways, do Punks communicate language?
(a) Plain speech.
(b) Slang.
(c) Singsong.
(d) Speaking in parables.

3. What does Hebdige say is one of the things that "deconstructs rock music back to its more fundamental roots"?
(a) Establishment of country music.
(b) Glam rock's narcissism.
(c) Class conflict.
(d) Continued racial tension.

4. In terms of transforming from childhood to maturity, what is Hebdige not concerned with?
(a) Unfamiliar rites of passage.
(b) Where and when subcultures form.
(c) Familiar rites of passage.
(d) Why subcultures form.

5. According to Hebdige, the mass culture mythologizes signification as a means of gaining which of the following?
(a) Attention.
(b) Importance.
(c) Control.
(d) More followers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which objects do Punks use to promote who they are?

2. In terms of style, what does supply drive?

3. According to Hebdige, subcultures use orthodox components to create what?

4. The Rastafarian subculture says the "black sufferer" is placed where?

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

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