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The following statements are based on the case study of Star Trek. Please find out whether they are True or False.The crew is seen as independent rebels.

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The following statements are based on the quote from Adorno. Read the statements, and find out whether they are True or False. “Marked differentiations such as those of A and B films, or of stories in magazines in different price ranges, depend not so much on subject matter as on classifying, organizing, and labeling consumers. Something is provided for all so that none may escape; the distinctions are emphasized and extended. The public is catered for with a hierarchical(等级的) range of mass produced products of varying quality, thus advancing the rule of complete quantification. Everybody must behave (as if spontaneously) in accordance with his previously determined and indexed level, and choose the category of mass product turned out for his type.” Only people of lower class are dominated in the workplace as well as being dominated by mass culture in their free time.

How to understand Benjamin’s memorable statement that reality has become “an orchid(兰花) in a land of technology”?

A. Reality is merely a representation.
B. Reality is very rarely found in artworks.
C. Reality is cherished and appreciated as an orchid.
D. Reality can only be achieved by using modern technology.

By understanding how mass culture embodies these ideologies, one can break free from their grip.

The variety of entertainment offered to the mass public is a kind of trap.

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