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Public Relations Writing Quiz 3 (Chapters 5 and 6)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For a story to have news value, it must have at least one of the following except

a)

proximity

b)

interest

c)

consequence

d)

timeliness

e)

pre-eminence

2.

A story with news value based on its proximity will be occurring in a country somewhere outside the country where the public relations writer is located.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Consequence is not a factor of news value.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

An example of a soft news story would be one about a nontraditional student earning a degree at age 80.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Most of the time, a hard news story will still be relevant a week from now.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A soft news story has a limited "shelf life;" in other words, it's perishable.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A media sharepoint site is one of the main ways to get public relations messages placed in the media.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following is not a typical feature of a media kit?

a)

Printed brochures

b)

News release

c)

Internal memo sent to personnel about company policies

d)

An editorial written by the VP, reflecting the opinion of the company

9.

A solid social media PR strategy involves messages written to every available social media platform.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

People who read on the web read 25% faster than those who read print materials.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Knowing your target audience is not important in writing for the web.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Since web writing includes writing for social media, attention to grammar and spelling is not important.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Since web readers read more quickly than print readers, online media messages can be longer.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

"Hypersyndicating" occurs when your visitors pass on your posts virally to multiple publics.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

PR blogs represent the thoughts of the PR writer.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following is not typically a step in good writing

a)

Outlining

b)

Creating a mind map

c)

Editing

d)

Reading another similar piece first

17.

Microblogging involves communicating messages of no more than 140 characters.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Advertising all of your social media accounts in a PR newsletter is not a good idea since it would satiate the market.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Good blogs are conversational in tone.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following is not an example of a blog type?

a)

Feeder

b)

Explainer

c)

How-To

d)

News Article