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WorksheetsThe Hardest A2 Media Quiz on Earth
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the purpose of the media?
To create and sustain profit for institutions
To provide direct moral guidance for the masses
To expose society to a wide range of socio-cultural values and viewpoints
For entertainment/distraction/escapism
Which of these is not a reason why the media is regulated?
The protection of public order and support for instruments of government and justice.
The provision of entertainment that covers the widest possible range of genres, styles and philosophical positions.
The protection of individual and sectional rights and interests
that might be harmed by unrestricted use of public means of
communication.
The promotion of the efficiency and development of the
communication system, by way of technical standardization, innovation, connectivity and universal provision.
What do you think 'Mean World Syndrome' refers to?
The idea that, over a period of time, prolonged exposure to media violence produces (‘cultivates’) a numbing effect – desensitizes audiences.
Popular media, especially the populist tabloid press, create a falsely negative view of the world, spreading fear and insecurity.
Excessive TV watching leads to a pessimistic, negative view of the world. 1960s Research concentrated on negative TV content: news and drama.
The idea that media can affect audiences’ behaviour and attitudes.
What can't film makers control in terms of mise-en-scene?
Lighting
Camera Angles
Costume
Facial Expression
To what does 'convergence' refer?
The way texts will interact semiotically with one another?
The way in which technologies and institutions come together in order to create something new.
The way in which companies reach across to other industries to boost profitability.
Any moment of hybridisation in the media.
Digetic refers to...
...sound whose source is not visible on the screen
...sound in general.
...sound whose source is visible on the screen
...sound that accompanies scenes in which the lead protagonist dies energetically.
Who theorised that, in terms of audience reception, there are 'preferred', 'oppositional' and 'negotiated' readings?
Roland Barthes
Katz and Bulmer
Stuart Hall
J.F. Lyotard
What is 'Two Step Flow'?
When there is synergy between media institutions
A type of delivery in rap where the artist spits out rhymes on the offbeat
An audience theory that suggests we have to reflect on our ideas given what we consume in the media
the idea that ideas flow from mass media to opinion leaders, and from them to a wider population
Which of the following images presents an iconoclastic depiction of Amsterdam?
With what issue would Baudrillard's theory of hyper reality potentially best fit?
Issues associated with the male gaze
Issues associated with reality tv
Postmodernistic representations of the fluidity of identity
Issues surrounding hegemony
