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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not one of the 8 notetaking strategies discussed in class?
a)
Look and listen for clues
b)
Take notes on a computer
c)
Use a system
d)
Review regularly
2.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Rupert Murdoch
b)
Friedrich Koenig
c)
Johannes Gutenberg
d)
Albert Einstein
3.
Newspapers in the New World were initially published under the authority of whom?
a)
The colonial governor
b)
John Smith
c)
George Washington
d)
The Queen
4.
Which of the following is an example of satire that was not discussed in The Satire Paradox?
a)
The Onion
b)
Stephen Colbert
c)
Tina Fey's portrayal of Sarah Palin
d)
Loads o' Money
5.
Which of the following is not a main function or purpose of dissident presses?
a)
Giving a voice to the disenfranchised
b)
Turning ideas into movements
c)
Defining America's values
d)
Making money
6.
Which journalistic style was made pupular after its adoption and success with The New York Times?
a)
Interpretive journalism
b)
Objective journalism
c)
Advocacy journalism
d)
Literary journalism
7.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of objective journalism?
a)
Impartial reporting
b)
Satisfies a wide range of readers
c)
Focuses on retelling the facts
d)
Uses the facts to make a reasoned argument
8.
Who pioneered the journalistic styles referred to as "Yellow Journalism"?
a)
Adolph Ochs
b)
Joseph Pulitzer
c)
William Randolph Hearst
d)
James Franklin
9.
"Newspapers or journalists (viewed collectively), in opposition to official policy" is the definition of:
a)
The Abolition Movement
b)
Mainstream media
c)
The First Amendment
d)
A dissident press
10.
In what century did the first weekly newspapers to employ the printing press emerge?
a)
1500s
b)
1600s
c)
1700s
d)
1800s
11.
The device that would become the predecessor to the motion picture projector was the:
a)
Television set
b)
Film camera
c)
Kinetoscope
d)
Kinetograph
12.
The inventor(s) who patented a lightweight film projector that also functioned as a camera and printer was/were:
a)
Auguste and Louis Lumiere
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Nikola Tesla
13.
The filmmaking style pioneered by George Melies, in which stories are told, is referred to as:
a)
Motion pictures
b)
Black and white filming
c)
Magic
d)
Narrative filmmaking
14.
Edwin S. Porter was one of the first filmmakers in America to:
a)
Use Kodak film
b)
Shoot scenes out of order
c)
Use real actors
d)
Use a stage
15.
Which company begain television broadcasting from 30 Rockefeller Plaza during the 1939 World's Fair?
a)
NBC
b)
ABC
c)
CBS
d)
Fox
16.
The Golden Age of Television is characterized by which genre?
a)
Comedy
b)
Horror
c)
Drama
d)
Reality
17.
Early television shows (mid 1940s through 1960s) were typically sponsored by:
a)
Broadcasting companies
b)
The U.S. government
c)
Individuals
d)
Television and radio manufacturers
18.
Which concept is not discussed by Jane McGonigal in her TedTalk as a key characteristic of gamers?
a)
Urgent Optimism
b)
Social Fabric
c)
Hand-Eye Coordination
d)
Epic Meaning
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