Crash Course Media Literacy Quiz (Videos 1-3)

A medium is a

• size between small and large.

• a platform to inform and persuade.

• a substance or a method in which something is communicated

• the method of extending a platform, beyond its limits.

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The ability to navigate the media is

• media literacy.

• savvy.

• crafty.

• a conglomerate.

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Media literacy comprises and overlaps,

• social media influencers and their followers.

• critical thinking and psychology, linguistics and ethics in technology.

• persuasive jargon and artistic abilities.

• propaganda and ethos.

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Media messages

• are prompted by trending topics in the news and social media.

• are the driving force in political movements.

• promote civil disobedience.

• are the values and ideas that are promoted by the media, the things that get put into them.

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Encoding and decoding are

• are two theories that help consumers to understand the nuanced messages and effects of media.

• are two approaches to creating media content.

• two ways to encrypt subliminal messages in media.

• a collection of techniques to convince people that they need to purchase unnecessary items.

Creators

• encode messages before they distribute them.

• decode messages before they distribute them.

• efface messages before they distribute them.

• deface messages before they distribute them.

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When decoding

• a message, someone applies logic and ethos to decipher its meaning.

• a message, someone applies his/her knowledge and experience to decipher its meaning.

• a message, someone reaches a conclusion based solely on its aesthetic.

• a message, someone is drawn to jump on board, based on the use of pathos.

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The movable type printing press

• was invented by Johannes Gutenberg.

• increased the accessibility of media from the "lucky and rich" to people who may not have had the means to become literate.

• presented a huge problem for people in power.

• all of the above.

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Martin Luther

• King, pushed the Catholic church into a more transparent mode of sharing news.

• translated the Bible, allowing it and other print mediums to reach everyday people.

• introduced the penny press, making newspapers cheaper for poor people.

• spread rumors, creating a culture of fake news.

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Protectionism comes in all of the following forms EXCEPT

• cultural defensiveness.

• moral defensiveness.

• corporal defensiveness.

• political defensiveness

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