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Global Media Week 5

Global Media Week 5

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

University

Practice Problem

Medium

CCSS
RI.11-12.10, RL.11-12.2, RL.9-10.7

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Ashley Smalls

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109 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which network is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air indefinitely?

ABC

CBS

FOX

NBC

Answer explanation

Disney’s ABC is taking Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.


Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show off the air indefinitely over comments he made about the Charlie Kirk shooting, after the head of which agency threatened to take action against the network?

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Election Commission

United States Agency of Global Media

Answer explanation

It’s the Federal Communications Commission. The abrupt decision by ABC came hours after the F.C.C. chairman, Brendan Carr, assailed Kimmel. The network did not explain its decision, but the sequence of events amounted to an extraordinary exertion of political pressure on a major broadcast network.


4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Robert Redford died this week at 89. In addition to starring in films like “All the President’s Men” and “The Sting,” Redford was also the creative force behind what film festival?

Cannes

Sundance

Toronto

Tribeca

Answer explanation

Media Image

After moving to Utah, Redford founded the Sundance Institute and then took over a struggling film festival. Under his guidance, the Sundance Film Festival revolutionized American independent cinema. Read his Times obituary.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Trump announced this week that his administration had helped negotiate which of the following agreements?

A deal with Argentina over Bitcoin

A deal with China over the sale of TikTok

A deal with France over tariffs on luxury items

A deal with Mexico over fishing regulations

Answer explanation

The president and his aides said the U.S. and China reached the “framework for a deal” this week over the sale of TikTok. The agreement would avert a ban that Trump has declined to enforce.


Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which show won the Emmy for best drama last Sunday?

The White Lotus

The Last of Us

Severance

The Pitt

Answer explanation

It’s “The Pitt,” a medical drama on HBO Max and a spiritual successor to NBC’s “ER.” The season takes place over the course of a single 15-hour shift at a Pittsburgh trauma center. It’s a “throwback to the network-style series that used to dominate the television landscape."


7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tech giant unveiled AI-powered smart glasses this week?

Apple

Meta

Microsoft

Google

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