quiz 3, chapter 1, Mass Communication in Canada, seventh edition, Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

The spread of humanist ideas was facilitated by ________.
a) writing and printing
b) the radio
c) the telegraph
d) semaphore

Question 2:

During the industrialization of Western society, photography helped maintain the bonds of ________.
a) community, family, and personal life
b) business and the economy
c) entertainment and leisure
d) political life

Question 3:

The Enlightenment was distinguished by an intellectual approach based on ________.
a) a scientific perspective
b) a rational perspective
c) religion
d) both A and B

Question 4:

In Canada, the modern newspaper is rooted in the period ________.
a) 1690 to 1720
b) 1790 to 1820
c) 1890 to 1920
d) 1990 to 2010

Question 5:

The first electronic medium to develop was the ________.
a) telegraph
b) newspaper
c) telephone
d) photograph

Question 6:

John A. Macdonald’s National Policy had which of the following components?
a) building a transcontinental railway
b) a tariff
c) efforts to settle the prairies
d) all of the above

Question 7:

According to Curran and Fiske, the general tendency of the media is to ________.
a) preserve the status quo
b) promote diversity
c) champion the underdog
d) air leftist views

Question 8:

In an attempt to strengthen Canadian culture, the federal government has undertaken policy measures in the field of ________.
a) film
b) broadcasting
c) newspapers
d) all of the above

Question 9:

Canadian government investment in communications has traditionally stressed ________.
a) telecommunications transmission and technology
b) media content
c) culture
d) film and television

Question 10:

The main reason the Canadian government normally gives for investing in the infrastructure to support new media is that it ________.
a) creates jobs
b) nurtures culture
c) enhances Canada’s international image
d) encourages multicultural dialogue

Question 11:

The parliamentary press gallery is ________.
a) the Ottawa office of the CBC
b) the journalists who work on political stories in Ottawa
c) the section of the House of Commons where journalists sit
d) the National Gallery of Canada’s collection of historic editorial cartoons

Question 12:

Which Canadian prime minister often matched wits with the media and worked to manipulate presentation of issues and his persona?
a) Pierre Trudeau
b) Brian Mulroney
c) Jean Chretien
d) Joe Clark

Question 13:

The media depend on government for ________.
a) information
b) advertising
c) cheap electricity rates
d) both A and B

Question 14:

The development of the Canadian media has been shaped by ________.
a) the size of the country
b) bilingualism
c) the sparse population
d) all of the above

Question 15:

UNESCO’s mission is ________.
a) the eradication of poverty
b) sustainable development
c) promote private ownership of media
d) both A and B

Question 16:

From their inception, newspapers enjoyed widespread ‘freedom of the press’.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Economies of scale have little to do with the operation of the media in Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Contemporary scholars Curran and Fiske see the media as generally operating to entrench the status quo.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

Sir John A. MacDonald and his government had the CPR built primarily to insure the flow of information across the country.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

With the exception of the CBC, broadcasters have generally been more interested in importing and distributing foreign programming than creating Canadian programs.
a) True
b) False

Question 21:

The main reason the Canadian government normally gives for investing in the infrastructure to support new media is that it creates jobs.
a) True
b) False

Question 22:

The flow of Canadian media products to the US is about the same as the flow of US products to Canada.
a) True
b) False

Question 23:

The news media depend on government for both information and advertising.
a) True
b) False

Question 24:

Libel law has little influence on what the media report.
a) True
b) False

Question 25:

Libel law has little influence on what the media report.
a) True
b) False

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