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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Skinheads derived from what subculture?
(a) Hard mods.
(b) Glams.
(c) Rastafarians.
(d) Teddy Boys.

2. What part of the black culture do the Hipsters closely associate with?
(a) Poverty of the black people.
(b) Religion.
(c) The Hipsters share race-they are black.
(d) Upward mobility of blacks.

3. Which of the following does Hebdige say has been neglected?
(a) Race relations.
(b) International relations.
(c) Subculture relations.
(d) Political relations.

4. Which of the following is considered a usual sociological factor?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Marriage.
(c) School.
(d) Religion.

5. In Chapter 5, what is Britain unable to get rid of?
(a) Age conflict.
(b) Class conflict.
(c) Gender conflict.
(d) Race conflict.

6. According to the Rastafarians, which of the following is considered a blessing?
(a) Education.
(b) Family.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Riches.

7. In order to understand punk, one must understand which of the following?
(a) The origins of other subcultures.
(b) Its origins.
(c) The direction in which other subcultures are going.
(d) The direction in which it is going.

8. The Glam subculture primarily consisted of which of the following?
(a) Whites.
(b) Blacks and Whites.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Skinheads who want to break away from the Skinhead subculture.

9. According to the Rastafarian interpretation of the Bible, where is God?
(a) South America.
(b) Africa.
(c) Europe.
(d) Asia.

10. The Glam subculture addresses what question?
(a) Age and social class.
(b) Race and weight.
(c) Gender and sexuality.
(d) Religion and politics.

11. Of the Reggae subculture, Hebdige says it has strong, cultural what?
(a) Ideas.
(b) Rebellion.
(c) Enemies.
(d) Discourse.

12. Which of the following motivated punk?
(a) Rock and reggae.
(b) Jazz and classical.
(c) Classical and techno.
(d) Blues and rock.

13. Which of the following is a way that "powerless teenagers" can feel like they are "socially significant"?
(a) Defy gravity.
(b) Engage in violence.
(c) Join a subculture.
(d) Follow the rules of the mass culture.

14. Which place do Rastafarians believe is the "Promised Land"?
(a) Abuja.
(b) Babylon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Nairobi.

15. Hebdige says that white subcultures are a response to what?
(a) Their inherent desire to fight against the mass culture.
(b) Their own insecurities.
(c) War.
(d) The black community.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hebdige says that individuals understand ideology in which of the following ways?

2. The actions of people are many times persuaded by what?

3. The manner in which the Rastafarian parents migrated did which of the following?

4. Reggae has origins in which of the following?

5. What does Hebdige say about post-war Britain with regard to mass media and how it defines cultural experience?

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