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JOUR 101 Final Exam Review Game

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited with identifying the linear model of communication, which asks: Who, says what, through which channel, to whom, with what effect?

a)

Lee De Forest

b)

Edward Bernays

c)

Harold Lasswell

d)

Albert Einstein

2.

Name one of the impacts of media consolidation.

a)

Less expensive advertising.

b)

More diversity of opinion in news coverage.

c)

More coverage of local news.

d)

Less diversity of opinion in news coverage.

3.

Which communication technology was the pre-curser to radio?

a)

Morse Code

b)

Communication Convergence

c)

Marconi Record Player

d)

Narrowcasting

4.

Which movie studio and distribution conglomerate currently dominates nearly a third of the movie marketplace?

a)

Sony

b)

Disney

c)

Paramount

d)

Universal

5.

Identify one way in which radio listenership is measured.

a)

Advertising

b)

Satelite

c)

Public Surveys

d)

Portable People Meters (PPMs)

6.

True or False: Communication is the process of creating shared meaning.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Identify one meaning of media convergence.

a)

The technologies that carry messages to

large numbers of people.

b)

The process of creating shared meaning

between the mass media and their

audiences.

c)

Media companies share staff, financial resources and trade secrets.

d)

The technological merging of distinct

media mediums. Traditional mediums

become digital mediums too.

8.

The pathways through which a source sends a message are what element of the communiciation process?

a)

Senders

b)

Channels

c)

Messages

d)

Receivers

9.

The type of communication that involves 2-3 individuals signaling to each other is called:

a)

Intrapersonal Communication

b)

Public Communication

c)

Interpersonal Communication

d)

Small Group Communication

10.

Identify one reason why media companies consolidate or become conglomerates.

a)

They want to hamper local news coverage.

b)

They can manage resources more efficiently.

c)

They have a plan for world domination.

d)

They can be catalysts for creating shared meaning.

11.

Identify the media ownership structure in which one company dominates production and distribution.

(a)  

12.

What type of law regulates the concentration of economic power to promote competition in the marketplace?

a)

Horizontal Integration Laws

b)

Trust Laws

c)

Civil Laws

d)

Anti-Trust Laws

13.

Television became a mass medium in what decade?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s

14.

Identify the term that means a company both owns and controls its supply chain.

a)

Media Consolidation

b)

Vertical Integration

c)

Oligopoly

d)

Horizontal Integration

15.

True or False: E-books account for nearly 90% of U.S. book sales.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Name one of the ethical principals guiding quality journalism.

(a)  

17.

True or False: The role of journalism in the U.S. democracy is to persuade Americans.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True or False: Research data shows that most magazine readers prefer to read their magazines electronically.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which French word, meaning "new things" does the English word "NEWS" originate from?

a)

Nouvelles

b)

Imprimer

c)

Revue

d)

Naivaté

20.

The nickname for the 1-cent newspapers that are credited with first bringing news to the working and middle classes is:

a)

Penny Papers

b)

Penny Presses

c)

Cent Presses

d)

Bargain Extras

21.

Identify the ethical value of journalism that charges journalists with being aware of the consequences of the content they produce and not to create undue harm.

a)

Accountability

b)

Impartiality

c)

Humanity

d)

Accuracy

22.

What form of modern journalism originated in newspapers and magazines with a focus on accountability and justice?

a)

Investigative Journalism

b)

Gotcha Journalism

c)

Yellow Journalism

d)

Accountable Journalism

23.

Name the news value that causes events happening nearby to generate media coverage, conversation and buzz.

a)

Significance

b)

Proximity

c)

Prominence

d)

Conflict

24.

The first moving pictures originated in the 1870s when then-California Governor asked his staff photographer to prove what?

a)

unicorns are real hybrids of horses and narwhals

b)

a one-person viewing system could facilitate film production

c)
all four of a horse's hooves leave the ground when it runs
d)

hot air balloons are actually tethered to the Earth

25.

What piece of cultural media is repurposed, shared and delivers expression, often through humor?

a)

Email

b)

E-Newsletters

c)

Memes

d)

Cartoons

26.

What form of early print journalism was known for sensationalized coverage of crime, scandal, celebrities and disaster?

a)

Watergate Journalism

b)

Partisan Press

c)

Seditious Journalism

d)

Yellow Journalism

27.

If courts and government were to block speech or publication preemptively before it occurred, it would be considered:

a)

Censorship

b)

Consolidation

c)

Media Law

d)

Freedom of the Press

28.

Identify one form of expression that is NOT protected by the U.S. Constitution.

a)

Disregard for Human Life

b)

Anger

c)

Sedition

d)

Dishonesty

29.

True or False: At points in their histories, both Standard Oil and AT&T were monopolies.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

The original movies with sound were referred to as what?

a)

Talkies

b)

Silents

c)

Soundies

d)

Kinetoscopes

31.

True or False: The internet was created by the U.S. Department of Defense during the Cold War.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Original files of digital memes can now be bought and sold as assets with verifiable ownership through:

a)

APRs

b)

NBAs

c)

IRAs

d)

NFTs

33.

True or False: Media laws are guidelines for how media ought to act and produce content.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Spoken defamation of character is NOT protected by the U.S. Constitution, and is referred to as:

a)

Violation of Privacy Rights

b)

Sedition

c)

Libel

d)

Slander

35.

Identify one way in which music helps improve the human condition.

a)

Ends wars

b)

Drives convergence

c)

Stimulates creativity

d)

Cures cancer