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Public Relations Mid-term exam

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 28mins

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1.

Compared to other marketing communications tools, PR is the:

a)

average for generating trust & confidence

b)

worst for generating trust & confidence

c)

excellent at closing sales

d)

best for generating trust & confidence

2.

Public relations requires the purchase of media.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Sponsorship facilitates messages to:

a)

internal audiences only

b)

external audiences only

c)

internal and external audiences

4.

Which set of characteristics most accurately describe PR?

a)

Low cost, high credibility, low control

b)

High cost, low credibility, high control

c)

High cost, high credibility, low control

d)

Low cost, low credibility, high control

5.

“Public relations” can be defined as:

a)

a collection of techniques for persuading people to buy products they don’t need.

b)

planned and continuous communication to provide information about an organization, issue or product to the public.

c)

a collection of techniques for persuading news organizations to give space or time to people or products that are not inherently newsworthy.

d)

planned and continuous communication to obscure the inadequacies of an organization or product.

6.

Public relations professionals often deal with either internal or external communications. Which of the following best describes those two types of communications?

a)

Internal communications always flow from the top of the organization down, and external communications always flow from the bottom to the top.

b)

Internal communications deal with investors, clients, customers or contributors, and external communications keep company employees informed about the company.

c)

Internal communications always are carried out by e-mail, and external communications always are carried out through the mass media.

d)

Internal communications keep company employees informed about the company, and external communications deal with investors, clients, customers or contributors.

7.

Stakeholders in an organization are referred to (in public relations) as:

a)

Publics

b)

Markets

c)

Customers

d)

Investors

8.

Which is NOT a major difference between advertising and public relations?

a)

Advertising is addressed to external audiences

b)

Public relations is broader in scope

c)

PR-generated material must pass through media gatekeepers

d)

Advertising is paid space and broadcast time

e)

Public relations is viewed as less credible to audiences because messages in advertising are transmitted as intended by the source

9.

According to RACE model, the execution phase of the public relations process is known as

a)

propaganda

b)

research

c)

communication

d)

planning

e)

evaluation

10.

Which tool of the promotional mix is defined as any paid form of nonpersonal presentation of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor?

a)

advertising

b)

public relations

c)

direct marketing

d)

sales promotion

11.

The PR strategic planning process should answer the following questions:

a)

What do we want to achieve? (Objectives)

Who do we want to tell? (Target audience)

What do we want to say? (Key Message)

How are we going to say that? (What medium/media do we use to convey the message?)

How do we know we did it right? (Evaluate)

b)

What do we want to achieve? (Objectives)

Who do we want to tell? (Target audience)

c)

When should we do it?

12.

How many steps are there in the PR strategic planning process?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

13.

Public relations practitioners develop, execute and evaluate organisational programs that promote the exchange of influence and understanding _____________

a)

among an organisations constituent parts and publics

b)

in an attempt to make sure organisational secrets are not leaked

c)

so that hostile publics can be silenced

d)

when initial attempts to cover up negative news fail

14.

Public relations professionals interact with which groups?

a)

employees

b)

stockholders

c)

customers

d)

all of the above

15.

Which area of public relations deals with emerging issues and their potential impact on an organization?

a)

Public opinion

b)

Public affairs

c)

Lobbying

d)

Issues Management

16.

What are the 3 levels of a PR program's objectives?

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17.

SMART stands for:

S:......, M:......, A:..........., R:........., T:..........

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18.

Internal relationships consist of:

a)

relationship between investors and the company

b)

relationship between leaders and employees

c)

relationship between investors and suppliers

d)

relationship between competitors and the company

19.

Public Relations use the external communications prepared by Corporate Communications to generate a_________________ of the company

a)

A. static image

b)

B. positive image

c)

C. negative image

d)

D. mobile image

20.

Corporate Communications use emails, announcements, minutes of meetings, intranet as internal communication platforms

a)

A. external communication

b)

B. internal communication

c)

C. disrupted communication

d)

D. prolonged communication

21.

STT, Lớp, Họ và tên

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