Question 1

The owner of Myspace.com and TV Guide is

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A) Rupert Murdoch. 
B) Steve Jobs. 
C) Bill Gates. 
D) Jeff Zuckerberg. 
E) Ted Turner. 
A) Rupert Murdoch. 
B) Steve Jobs. 
C) Bill Gates. 
D) Jeff Zuckerberg. 
E) Ted Turner.

Question 2

Fragmentation of the media audience has tended to

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A) cause media to focus on a certain demographic. 
B) counteract the impact of media conglomeration. 
C) increase the probability of media becoming more concentrated. 
D) create situations in which the media dictate what is right and what is wrong. 
E) make the audience less concerned with whether the information is true or false. 
A) cause media to focus on a certain demographic. 
B) counteract the impact of media conglomeration. 
C) increase the probability of media becoming more concentrated. 
D) create situations in which the media dictate what is right and what is wrong. 
E) make the audience less concerned with whether the information is true or false.

Question 3

Audience fragmentation tends to do what to media conglomerates?

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A) Increase their impact 
B) Limit their impact 
C) Counteract their impact 
D) Centralize their approaches 
E) None of the above 
A) Increase their impact 
B) Limit their impact 
C) Counteract their impact 
D) Centralize their approaches 
E) None of the above

Question 4

Mass media's impact on most Americans is modified by political socialization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When television first began, ____________________ were among the first to purchase stations.

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A) oil companies 
B) radio networks and newspapers 
C) state and local governments 
D) companies like Kellogg and General Mills 
E) educational institutions 
A) oil companies 
B) radio networks and newspapers 
C) state and local governments 
D) companies like Kellogg and General Mills 
E) educational institutions

Question 6

Who directly oversees the media's selection of news stories?

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A) The executive branch 
B) The media itself 
C) The judiciary 
D) The FCC 
E) All of the above 
A) The executive branch 
B) The media itself 
C) The judiciary 
D) The FCC 
E) All of the above

Question 7

Small groups of people who are asked questions about candidates and issues in a discussion setting are known as

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A) discussion groups. 
B) task oriented groups. 
C) buzz groups. 
D) issue groups. 
E) focus groups. 
A) discussion groups. 
B) task oriented groups. 
C) buzz groups. 
D) issue groups. 
E) focus groups.

Question 8

Those who opposed the Iraq War tried to portray such an action as another Vietnam.This is an example of

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A) partisan politics. 
B) value construction. 
C) agenda setting. 
D) issue framing. 
E) selective perception. 
A) partisan politics. 
B) value construction. 
C) agenda setting. 
D) issue framing. 
E) selective perception.

Question 9

Mass media make it harder for people to communicate and organize rapidly in response to political events.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

National Public Radio is an important source of news on the radio.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the early 1800s the press began to be responsive to

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A) business advertising and owners' biases. 
B) increasing literacy and participation. 
C) increasing levels of education and commercialism. 
D) political ideologies and party affiliation. 
E) ownership of the press and business interests. 
A) business advertising and owners' biases. 
B) increasing literacy and participation. 
C) increasing levels of education and commercialism. 
D) political ideologies and party affiliation. 
E) ownership of the press and business interests.

Question 12

Ronald Reagan was nicknamed

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A) "the Regulator." 
B) "the Trickster." 
C) "the Phrase-maker." 
D) "Teflon Ron." 
E) "the Great Communicator." 
A) "the Regulator." 
B) "the Trickster." 
C) "the Phrase-maker." 
D) "Teflon Ron." 
E) "the Great Communicator."

Question 13

Movement from financial support of the press by political parties to expanded circulation and more emphasis on advertising led to the development of the

Accepted Answer

A) nickel press. 
B) reliance on home delivery. 
C) yearly subscription fees. 
D) penny press. 
E) quarterly subscription fees. 
A) nickel press. 
B) reliance on home delivery. 
C) yearly subscription fees. 
D) penny press. 
E) quarterly subscription fees.

Question 14

Policy makers are more Republican than Democrat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: The Media and US politics

The owner of Myspace.com and TV Guide is

Fragmentation of the media audience has tended to

Audience fragmentation tends to do what to media conglomerates?

Mass media's impact on most Americans is modified by political socialization.

When television first began, ____________________ were among the first to purchase stations.

Who directly oversees the media's selection of news stories?

Small groups of people who are asked questions about candidates and issues in a discussion setting are known as

Those who opposed the Iraq War tried to portray such an action as another Vietnam.This is an example of

Mass media make it harder for people to communicate and organize rapidly in response to political events.

National Public Radio is an important source of news on the radio.

In the early 1800s the press began to be responsive to

Ronald Reagan was nicknamed

Movement from financial support of the press by political parties to expanded circulation and more emphasis on advertising led to the development of the

Policy makers are more Republican than Democrat.

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