BSIM4020_1

How many questions do you expect to get right? （12 questions in total; ? / 12 ）

What is censorship?

• The suppression of information.

• The official name of that 'bleep' sound.

• The reduction of the five senses.

• Allowing equal access to all information.

What was the Arab Spring?

• The rise of a series of dictators who suppressed information in Arabic-speaking nations.

• The development of the Internet in Arabic-speaking nations.

• A series of revolutions in Arabic-speaking nations largely organized using social media.

• The creation of the first governments in history in Arabic nations millennia ago, and the first government censorship

Which of these is an example of self-censorship?

• Galileo was arrested for presenting an idea that was opposed to the mainstream view of the Church.

• Youth in Arabic-speaking nations decide to oppose censorship and start a revolution.

• A newspaper editor chooses not to write the entire truth because he is afraid of being red.

• Josef Stalin often had people erased from pictures after they were executed.

How confident are you about attaining at least that score?

• Not very sure

• Quite sure

• Absolutely sure

Which of these is not a reason that people allow censorship?

• For security and protection.

• To prevent the truth from being known.

• To preserve moral values.

• All of these are common reasons that people accept censorship.

The information society has also been described as a _____ society.

• Industrial society

• Post-industrial society

• Technological society

• Communications society

Who is the first person who developed the concept of information society?

• Stephen Hawking

• Alessandro volta

• Fritz Machlup

• Charles robert

Which of the following is NOT a major characteristic of the information society?

• Production of material goods has increased as the primary economic sector in the information age.

• Information now functions as a key economic resource.

• Economies now have special infrastructures to facilitate the circulation of information.

• Consumers now use and consume information at rapid rates.

Which of the following best explains the relationship of consumers and citizens to the information society?

• Consumers rely more on technology today.

• Consumers rely less on technology today since information is everywhere.

• Consumers use more technology at work but less at home.

• Technology and the self are becoming more separated.