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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. Which of the following is NOT a "common object" mentioned by Hebdige in the last paragraph of Chapter 1?
(a) Vaseline.
(b) Pointed shoes.
(c) Apple.
(d) Safety pin.

2. What do the Teddy Boys of the 50's represent?
(a) The black culture.
(b) The traditions of Britain.
(c) The decline of Britain.
(d) The plight of the working class in America.

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

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

5. In Chapter 5, Hebdige says mass media defines what?
(a) Emotional attitude.
(b) Cultural experience.
(c) Social expectations.
(d) Cultural truths.

Short Answer Questions

1. To a certain extent, media shapes which of the following?

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

3. Of the many subcultures, which two especially believe the idea that blacks represent the natural state of man?

4. Punk's motivating music types came together through which of the following to create Punk?

5. Hebdige states, "the implication is that style, with its inherent subversion, can . . ." do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Hebdige believe the subculture participants' view of its subculture is the only determining factor in how it is viewed by the outside?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Hebdige say is important with regard to why a subculture is formed?

3. How do the Skinheads identify with black subcultures?

4. Why does Hebdige say that Reggae is primarily a black subculture?

5. How does Hebdige say some members of the mass culture view the British youth of the different subcultures?

6. What does Hebdige say must be done in order to understand the connection between Punk and Reggae?

7. How do the Rastafarians modify the Christian religion?

8. In Hebdige's opinion, are subcultures a form of cultural rebellion?

9. In Chapter 4, how do the Teddy Boys contradict themselves?

10. What does Hebdige say was Punk's mission when they formed?

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