Ag Comm Unit 1 Quiz

______ is the exchange of information about agricultural and natural resources industries through effective and efficient media such as newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the internet to reach appropriate audiences.

• Agricultural Communications

• Agricultural Journalism

• Agricultural News

• Agricultural Public Relations

Who is known as the father of agricultural communications for his many successful publications in the 1800s?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington Carver
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Stewart Skinner

Which of the following are factors that primarily influenced the progression of agricultural communications from ancient times to the present day?

• Technology

• Education

• Transportation

• Audience Connection to Agriculture

Which university was the first to offer classes in agricultural journalism in 1905?

• Mississippi State University

• Iowa State University

• Ohio State University

• Virginia Tech University

Some of the earliest forms of agricultural communications media produced in the American colonies were _______.

• Radio broadcasts

• Magazines

• Agriculture society news journals

• Agriculture extension publications

The most common type of agricultural communications media from 1800-1850 was which of the following?

• Magazines

• Radio broadcasts

• Telegraph news

• Agricultural society news journals

By the 1850s, some scientists at agricultural colleges began writing agricultural publications to inform farmers about new techniques and crops.

• True

• False

In which decade did radio become a major part of agricultural communications?

• 1880s

• 1900s

• 1920s

• 1940s

Which is an example of oral communication?

• Telling someone the floor is wet.

• Putting out a sign that says "wet floor" and that has a picture of a slipping person.

• Locking the door to a room with a wet floor so people will not enter.

• Miming to someone that the floor has just been mopped.

Which is an example of written communication?

• Telling someone the floor is wet.

• Putting out a sign that says "wet floor" and that has a picture of a slipping person.

• Locking the door to a room with a wet floor so people will not enter.

• Miming to someone that the floor has just been mopped.