Question 1

A podcast is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) an MP3 compressed audio file that can be listened to online or downloaded 
B) a group of radio commercials that lasts about 5 min 
C) a song recorded by someone other than the original artist 
D) Thomas Edison's original encoding technique for recording sound and music 
A) an MP3 compressed audio file that can be listened to online or downloaded 
B) a group of radio commercials that lasts about 5 min 
C) a song recorded by someone other than the original artist 
D) Thomas Edison's original encoding technique for recording sound and music

Question 2

What was the key difference between Edison's phonograph and Berliner's gramophone?

Accepted Answer

Recordings for Berliner's gram

Question 3

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit show "Hamilton: An American Musical" made extensive use of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Motown-style soul music 
B) British invasion rock 'n' roll 
C) hip-hop 
D) You can't fool me;"Hamilton" is primarily made up of conventional Broadway musical songs. 
A) Motown-style soul music 
B) British invasion rock 'n' roll 
C) hip-hop 
D) You can't fool me;"Hamilton" is primarily made up of conventional Broadway musical songs.

Question 4

In 2017,the amount of revenue being collected for recorded music started to grow significantly for the first time in several years.Why did this start to happen?

Accepted Answer

Paid music streaming services

Question 5

All of the following except ______ were part of RCA.

Accepted Answer

A) United Fruit Company 
B) General Electric 
C) Westinghouse 
D) Columbia Broadcasting System 
A) United Fruit Company 
B) General Electric 
C) Westinghouse 
D) Columbia Broadcasting System

Question 6

How do streaming audio and podcasting differ from each other?

Accepted Answer

Streaming audio is programing

Question 7

The Beatles,The Who,and The Rolling Stones were all rock groups that were a part of the British punk movement of the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

List two reasons why 12" vinyl LP albums have staged a resurgence in popularity.

Accepted Answer

Consumers like the larger artw

Question 9

Kendrick Lamar's album DAMN.was the first time hip-hop was honored with a Pulitzer Prize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following describes the biggest influence of the Sony Walkman?

Accepted Answer

A) People started buying music on tapes instead of LPs. 
B) People could start creating their own personal soundtrack instead of listening to music programmed by other people. 
C) People started pirating recording onto their own mix tapes instead of paying to purchase musiC. 
D) People stopped buying expensive stereo equipment. 
A) People started buying music on tapes instead of LPs. 
B) People could start creating their own personal soundtrack instead of listening to music programmed by other people. 
C) People started pirating recording onto their own mix tapes instead of paying to purchase musiC. 
D) People stopped buying expensive stereo equipment.

Question 11

In a brief essay,explain what podcasts are,how they provide a long-tail alternative to broadcasting,and discuss what kind of programming can be found in podcasts.

Accepted Answer

Podcasts are downloadable MP3 audio prog

Question 12

Popular radio host Howard Stern has transformed from being a shock jock to doing exclusively sports talk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Emile Berliner is famous for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) He developed the gramophone. 
B) He invented the compact disc. 
C) He was the star of the movie The Jazz Singer. 
D) He founded MTV. 
A) He developed the gramophone. 
B) He invented the compact disc. 
C) He was the star of the movie The Jazz Singer. 
D) He founded MTV.

Question 14

Which of the following developments occurred during World War I?

Accepted Answer

A) Amateurs helped decipher German radio signals. 
B) The military took over radiobroadcasting. 
C) David Sarnoff translated radio signals for codes. 
D) KDKA broadcast the results of the 1916 elections. 
A) Amateurs helped decipher German radio signals. 
B) The military took over radiobroadcasting. 
C) David Sarnoff translated radio signals for codes. 
D) KDKA broadcast the results of the 1916 elections.

Question 15

What was the significance of David Sarnoff's "Radio Music Box" memo?

Accepted Answer

It laid ou

Question 16

As of 2018,approximately 50% of American homes had a fan of podcasts living in them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of these was the producer who worked on recordings for Johnny Cash,the Dixie Chicks,Kanye West,and Adele?

Accepted Answer

A) Alan Freed 
B) Rick Rubin 
C) George Martin 
D) Babyface 
A) Alan Freed 
B) Rick Rubin 
C) George Martin 
D) Babyface

Question 18

In a brief essay,explain how recording artists have responded in the 21st century to the threats of file sharing and other new digital media to their ability to make a living.

Accepted Answer

There are a number of ways they can resp

Question 19

Before 1948,recordings of popular Black music were referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) race records 
B) R&B records 
C) soul records 
D) jazz records 
A) race records 
B) R&B records 
C) soul records 
D) jazz records

Question 20

As of 2014,the longest-running soap opera on radio and television was ______.

Accepted Answer

A) General Hospital 
B) The Guiding Light 
C) The Young and the Restless 
D) Days of Our Lives 
A) General Hospital 
B) The Guiding Light 
C) The Young and the Restless 
D) Days of Our Lives

A podcast is which of the following?

What was the key difference between Edison's phonograph and Berliner's gramophone?

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit show "Hamilton: An American Musical" made extensive use of ______.

In 2017,the amount of revenue being collected for recorded music started to grow significantly for the first time in several years.Why did this start to happen?

All of the following except ______ were part of RCA.

How do streaming audio and podcasting differ from each other?

The Beatles,The Who,and The Rolling Stones were all rock groups that were a part of the British punk movement of the 1970s.

List two reasons why 12" vinyl LP albums have staged a resurgence in popularity.

Kendrick Lamar's album DAMN.was the first time hip-hop was honored with a Pulitzer Prize.

Which of the following describes the biggest influence of the Sony Walkman?

In a brief essay,explain what podcasts are,how they provide a long-tail alternative to broadcasting,and discuss what kind of programming can be found in podcasts.

Popular radio host Howard Stern has transformed from being a shock jock to doing exclusively sports talk.

Emile Berliner is famous for which of the following?

Which of the following developments occurred during World War I?

What was the significance of David Sarnoff's "Radio Music Box" memo?

As of 2018,approximately 50% of American homes had a fan of podcasts living in them.

Which of these was the producer who worked on recordings for Johnny Cash,the Dixie Chicks,Kanye West,and Adele?

In a brief essay,explain how recording artists have responded in the 21st century to the threats of file sharing and other new digital media to their ability to make a living.

Before 1948,recordings of popular Black music were referred to as which of the following?

As of 2014,the longest-running soap opera on radio and television was ______.

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The Media Business: Consolidation, Globalization, and the Long Tail

Books: The Birth of the Mass Media

Magazines: The Power of Words and Images

Newspapers and the News: Reflection of a Democratic Society

Movies: Mass Producing Entertainment

Television: Broadcast and Beyond

Online Media: The Internet, Social Media, and Video Games

Advertising: Selling a Message

Public Relations: Interactions, Relationships, and the News

Media Law: Free Speech and Fairness

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A podcast is which of the following?

What was the key difference between Edison's phonograph and Berliner's gramophone?

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit show "Hamilton: An American Musical" made extensive use of ______.

In 2017,the amount of revenue being collected for recorded music started to grow significantly for the first time in several years.Why did this start to happen?

All of the following except ______ were part of RCA.

How do streaming audio and podcasting differ from each other?

The Beatles,The Who,and The Rolling Stones were all rock groups that were a part of the British punk movement of the 1970s.

List two reasons why 12" vinyl LP albums have staged a resurgence in popularity.

Kendrick Lamar's album DAMN.was the first time hip-hop was honored with a Pulitzer Prize.

Which of the following describes the biggest influence of the Sony Walkman?

In a brief essay,explain what podcasts are,how they provide a long-tail alternative to broadcasting,and discuss what kind of programming can be found in podcasts.

Popular radio host Howard Stern has transformed from being a shock jock to doing exclusively sports talk.

Emile Berliner is famous for which of the following?

Which of the following developments occurred during World War I?

What was the significance of David Sarnoff's "Radio Music Box" memo?

As of 2018,approximately 50% of American homes had a fan of podcasts living in them.

Which of these was the producer who worked on recordings for Johnny Cash,the Dixie Chicks,Kanye West,and Adele?

In a brief essay,explain how recording artists have responded in the 21st century to the threats of file sharing and other new digital media to their ability to make a living.

Before 1948,recordings of popular Black music were referred to as which of the following?

As of 2014,the longest-running soap opera on radio and television was ______.

Living in a Media World: An Introduction to Mass Communication

Mass Communication Effects: How Society and Media Interact

The Media Business: Consolidation, Globalization, and the Long Tail

Books: The Birth of the Mass Media

Magazines: The Power of Words and Images

Newspapers and the News: Reflection of a Democratic Society

Movies: Mass Producing Entertainment

Television: Broadcast and Beyond

Online Media: The Internet, Social Media, and Video Games

Advertising: Selling a Message

Public Relations: Interactions, Relationships, and the News

Media Law: Free Speech and Fairness

Media Ethics: Truthfulness, Fairness, and Standards of Decency

Global Media: Communication Around the World

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