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MIL - L3: A Historical Overview of Communication

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Were means by which early humans reached out to each other as a collective, and they spoke to one another using song, dance, and prayer.

a)

Communal Gatherings

b)

Tribal Assembly

c)

Rituals

d)

Sacrificial Flames

2.

What did early communication begin as? Each of these illustrated man’s capacity and desire to interact link up, and build connections.

a)

Cave Drawings

b)

Wood Carvings

c)

Papyrus and Parchment

d)

All of the above

3.

A document invented around AD 100 which can be rightfully referred to as the prototype of the book.

a)

Bible

b)

Holy Bible

c)

Codex

d)

Scroll

4.

Who was the German inventor that created the printing press in the 15th century?

a)

James Lindenberg

b)

Johanes Gutenberg

c)

Johanes Lindenberg

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

5.

Scholars say that by around 1500, printing presses have been established in ___ cities across various countries, mostly in Western Europe.

a)

242 Cities

b)

243 Cities

c)

252 Cities

d)

241 Cities

6.

A book authored by Juan Plasencia which is believed to be the very first book printed in the Philippines.

a)

Doctrina Católica

b)

Doctrina Christiana

c)

Doctrina Protestante

d)

Doctrina Griego

7.

What technology made it possible for newspapers to be produced in England?

a)

Free Press

b)

Printing Technology

c)

Printing Press

d)

Risographs

8.

What exact date was the very first newspaper in the Philippines published?

a)

December 31, 1846

b)

December 1, 1946

c)

December 11, 1849

d)

December 1, 1846

9.

In the Philippines, the rise of the newspaper came about the first decades of the 19th century. Which newspaper publishing company printed the very first newspaper?

a)

La Esperanza

b)

Diario de Manila

c)

Boletin Oficial de Filipinas

d)

La Solidaridad

10.

Who invented the film and later built the company that would be known as Kodak?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

George Westman

c)

William Dickson

d)

George Eastman

11.

Who were the two individuals that turned the use of the photographic film into a material that can be moved in front of a camera lens at constant speed which result into a motion picture or what we know today as video?

a)

William Dickson & Antonio Quirino

b)

Thomas Edison & James Lindenberg

c)

Nicola Tesla & Thomas Edison

d)

Thomas Edison & William Dickson

12.

When was the first official telecast by the Alto Broadcasting System?

a)

October 23, 1953

b)

October 25, 1998

c)

October 13, 1953

d)

October 23, 1943

13.

In what year did commercial television come to being in the United States?

a)

1942

b)

1944

c)

1946

d)

1948

14.

Where did James Lindenberg, an American engineer who was later joined by Antonio Quirino, began assembling transmitters for the first ever broadcasting system in the Philippines?

a)

Calasiao, Pangasinan

b)

Burgos, Pangasinan

c)

Balungao, Pangasinan

d)

Bolinao, Pangasinan

15.

The idea of independence from the control of the government, which emerged as strong rhetoric against authoritarian states in 1700s.

a)

Media Justice

b)

Free Speech

c)

Free Press

d)

Freedom of Expression