CHAPTER 1 AND 2 REVIEW QUIZ

What is Media Literacy?

• The ability to analyze and evaluate data

• The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media

• The ability to understand written text

• The ability to memorize information

Which of the following refers to physical objects used to communicate messages?

• Information

• Media

• Technology

• Literacy

Which of the following is NOT a form of misinformation?

• False information spread unintentionally

• Information taken out of context

• Information spread deliberately to mislead

• False information spread with intent

Which of the following best defines Technology Literacy?

• The ability to use basic machines

• The ability to use and evaluate technological tools effectively

• The ability to communicate using technology

• The ability to fix technological tools

Information literacy is the ability to:

• Create and understand information

• Recognize when information is needed and locate it

• Communicate effectively with others

• Memorize and store information

Which is a form of ancient communication used before the invention of writing?

• Printing press

• Hieroglyphics

• Digital media

• Newspapers

Which of the following best describes disinformation?

• Information created to mislead or harm others

• False information shared unintentionally

• Information shared without verification

• Facts shared without context

Cave paintings and pictographs are examples of what?

• Industrial Age Media

• Prehistoric Media

• Electronic Media

• Modern Media

What invention played a major role in the Industrial Age's communication system?

• Telephone

• Television

• Transistor

• Printing press

The development of which tool marked the beginning of the Information Age?

• Television

• Personal computers

• Typewriter

• Steam engine