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1. Which of the following LEAST describes popular culture?
a. It is widely favored or well-liked by many people
b. It is the leftover after the elites decided what high culture is
c. It originates from ‘the people’
d. It refers to the practices of intellectual and artistic activity
2. Which of the following LEAST describes the commercial culture system’s goal?
a. Imperfections are fine because that is the way to conformity
b. They push us to spend and consume what they offer
c. Nothing is ever good enough so buy the things they sell
d. We can never be satisfied because they tell us how imperfect we are
3. Mercedes is a beautiful Filipina with a morena skin complexion. Every day she uses kojic
acid soap and takes a capsule of glutathione. What can we infer from Mercedes's situation?
a. She is ridiculed by her peers as maitim
b. Fair skin is much better than brown
c. Her skin color bothers her
d. Commercial culture is inescapable
4. Pop culture tries to…
a. Reveal the “loserness” in us
b. Mimic our ways making it the standard
c. Help us reach the popular ideal
d. Educate us to be better versions of ourselves
5. When children hear that Christmas is approaching near, they are excited for Santa Claus’s
gift for them instead of reflecting on Jesus Christ’s birth in a manger. We can infer that…
a. Children are not capable enough of comprehending the essence of Christmas
b. Christianity is gradually replaced by a faith based on commerce
c. The birth of Christ is already irrelevant in a commercial culture system
d. Santa Claus is still being used to trick children to behave nice
6. Looking back in history, the Romans and other societies when talked about “the people”,
they are excluding a tiny group called ___________.
a. elites
b. masses
c. middle class
d. poverty line
7. The middle class is both economic and cultural category. It is as follows EXCEPT…
a. The vast middle ground between wealthy elites and the poorest of the poor
b. A set of lifestyles characterized largely by the purchase of goods on the market
c. A part of the socioeconomic stratification composed mainly of low-level manual
laborers
d. Consumption is the main attribute that could identify with this group’s way of life
8. On seeing the film Despicable Me, Joseph wishes to have minions who could help him do
his daily chores and act as his playmates. This process is called ___________.
a. idealization
b. identification
c. metacognition
d. meaning-making
9. While watching TV shows, the audience might see themselves in the show as a reflection
of their daily experience. The process is called ___________.
a. idealization
b. meaning-making
c. identification
d. metacognition
10. In the Philippines, as amplified by action films, there is a social stigma attached to persons
with tattoos. They are considered as ___________.
a. persons with high regard for aesthetics
b. a former person denied of liberty
c. natives of indigenous cultural communities
d. descendants of rajas and datus
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