Communication Worksheet

Which phrase best defines communication?

• a one-way form of contact to broadcast information

• a way of transmitting a message

• any means of transmitting a message

• the exchange of a message in a medium through a channel

Which of the following is a one-way process?

• interpersonal communication

• mass communication

• mediated communication

• personal communication

Bianca sends her brother Phineas an e-mail to invite him to dinner. In this scenario, what is the channel according to Shannon’s Model of Communication?

• Bianca

• dinner

• e-mail

• Phineas

Which statement is a famous quote from Canadian communications theorist Marshall McLuhan?

• The medium adds the message.

• Information is power.

• Communication is the key to understanding.

• Technology shapes society.

How did the invention of Egyptian papyrus scrolls affect information?

• Information became difficult to transport.

• Information could keep up with the pace of human thought.

• Information needed to be chiseled over a number of years.

• Information was available only to record keepers.

Who invented the printing press, which revolutionized our media system?

• Henry VIII

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Julius Caesar

• Louis XIV

Which of the following phrases best describes Acta Diurna?

• an early form of the newspaper Caesar used to report Senate happenings

• an invention that used movable type and plates to print text and images onto paper

• the form of communication that spreads information to wide audiences

What term describes critiques against the government or the monarchy that damage the government or monarchy's reputation?

• hot and cold media

• mass communication

• prior restraint

• seditious libel

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the printing press?

• Acta Diurna

• affordable printing

• mass publication

• prior restraint

What was the name of John Milton’s speech advocating for the freedom of expression?

• Acta Diurna

• Areopagitica

• The Bill of Rights

• The First Amendment