Question 1

The bilingual magazine _____ is the most successful English-language publication for Hispanic women.

Accepted Answer

A) Latina 
B) Essence 
C) Vanidades 
D) ESPN Deportes 
E) None of the above options is correct. 
A) Latina 
B) Essence 
C) Vanidades 
D) ESPN Deportes 
E) None of the above options is correct.

Question 2

In what might be the earliest example of media synergy, some of the first magazines in France were collections of works taken mostly from newspapers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An example of the way in which an online magazine might be different from a print magazine is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) feature interactive 3-D models 
B) allow readers to click on an item on a digital page and be taken to an online store where they can purchase it 
C) feature video and audio 
D) use an innovative layout that is only possible online 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) feature interactive 3-D models 
B) allow readers to click on an item on a digital page and be taken to an online store where they can purchase it 
C) feature video and audio 
D) use an innovative layout that is only possible online 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 4

Who wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, first serialized in McClure's magazine?

Accepted Answer

A) Ida Tarbell 
B) Upton Sinclair 
C) Joseph Pulitzer 
D) Nellie Bly 
E) Frederick Douglass 
A) Ida Tarbell 
B) Upton Sinclair 
C) Joseph Pulitzer 
D) Nellie Bly 
E) Frederick Douglass

Question 5

Women's magazines, such as Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day, survived the competition for ad dollars better than magazines like Life and Look.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Demographic editions of national magazines are tailored to the interests of different geographic areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Use the following to answer questions:
Matching
Match the muckraking magazines and journalists with the target of their best-known exposé.
-Colliers

Accepted Answer

A) Took on the Standard Oil Company 
B) Investigated patent medicines 
C) Investigated Chicago's meatpacking industry (The Jungle) 
D) Targeted urban problems 
A) Took on the Standard Oil Company 
B) Investigated patent medicines 
C) Investigated Chicago's meatpacking industry (The Jungle) 
D) Targeted urban problems

Question 8

Claiming over 15.8 million unique monthly visitors, _____ is currently the leading online magazine.

Accepted Answer

A) Salon 
B) Slate 
C) Wonderwall 
D) Wired.com 
E) Elle Girl 
A) Salon 
B) Slate 
C) Wonderwall 
D) Wired.com 
E) Elle Girl

Question 9

Launched in 2009 by MSN and BermanBraun, _____ is a leading online entertainment magazine.

Accepted Answer

A) Entertainment Weekly 
B) Wired 
C) Wonderwall 
D) Salon 
E) Slate 
A) Entertainment Weekly 
B) Wired 
C) Wonderwall 
D) Salon 
E) Slate

Question 10

Within the magazine publishing industry, the department that usually produces the nonadvertising content of a magazine is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) advertising and sales department 
B) production and technology department 
C) editorial department 
D) circulation and distribution department 
E) table of contents department 
A) advertising and sales department 
B) production and technology department 
C) editorial department 
D) circulation and distribution department 
E) table of contents department

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the relationship between magazines and the Internet is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The Internet was initially seen as a medium that would kill print magazines. 
B) Some print magazines that have folded are finding new life on the Internet. 
C) Online-only magazines have gained journalistic credibility. 
D) The Internet gives magazines the ability to do things that they couldn't do in print. 
E) The Internet is still widely considered to be putting the final nails into the coffin of print magazines. 
A) The Internet was initially seen as a medium that would kill print magazines. 
B) Some print magazines that have folded are finding new life on the Internet. 
C) Online-only magazines have gained journalistic credibility. 
D) The Internet gives magazines the ability to do things that they couldn't do in print. 
E) The Internet is still widely considered to be putting the final nails into the coffin of print magazines.

Question 12

Which of the following was designed as a general-interest or mass audience magazine?

Accepted Answer

A) The Saturday Evening Post 
B) Reader's Digest 
C) Time 
D) People 
E) All of the options are correct. 
A) The Saturday Evening Post 
B) Reader's Digest 
C) Time 
D) People 
E) All of the options are correct.

Question 13

What are some of the advantages that online versions of magazines have over print versions?

Accepted Answer

Online versions of magazines offer sever

Question 14

Though they resemble newspapers, supermarket tabloids are considered to be a type of magazine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first magazines in America were edited for the working classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is not a result of muckraking journalism in magazines around the start of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Antitrust laws for increased government oversight of business 
B) The creation of government oversight of food and drugs 
C) A progressive income tax 
D) The direct election of U.S.senators 
E) A drop in attention paid to the plight of immigrants in big cities 
A) Antitrust laws for increased government oversight of business 
B) The creation of government oversight of food and drugs 
C) A progressive income tax 
D) The direct election of U.S.senators 
E) A drop in attention paid to the plight of immigrants in big cities

Question 17

______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit card account unless subscribers request that the automatic renewal be stopped.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit...

Question 18

Collier's and Woman's Home Companion failed in the 1950s because of poor management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Life magazine was able to compete with the popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s by running popular fiction, first-person news reports, and other text-based features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An example of a magazine that was conceived as online-only is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Time 
B) TV Guide 
C) Wired 
D) Entertainment Weekly 
E) Slate 
A) Time 
B) TV Guide 
C) Wired 
D) Entertainment Weekly 
E) Slate

The bilingual magazine _____ is the most successful English-language publication for Hispanic women.

In what might be the earliest example of media synergy, some of the first magazines in France were collections of works taken mostly from newspapers.

An example of the way in which an online magazine might be different from a print magazine is to _____.

Who wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, first serialized in McClure's magazine?

Women's magazines, such as Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day, survived the competition for ad dollars better than magazines like Life and Look.

Demographic editions of national magazines are tailored to the interests of different geographic areas.

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the muckraking magazines and journalists with the target of their best-known exposé. -Colliers

Claiming over 15.8 million unique monthly visitors, _____ is currently the leading online magazine.

Launched in 2009 by MSN and BermanBraun, _____ is a leading online entertainment magazine.

Within the magazine publishing industry, the department that usually produces the nonadvertising content of a magazine is known as the _____.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between magazines and the Internet is false?

Which of the following was designed as a general-interest or mass audience magazine?

What are some of the advantages that online versions of magazines have over print versions?

Though they resemble newspapers, supermarket tabloids are considered to be a type of magazine.

The first magazines in America were edited for the working classes.

Which of the following is not a result of muckraking journalism in magazines around the start of the twentieth century?

______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit card account unless subscribers request that the automatic renewal be stopped.

Collier's and Woman's Home Companion failed in the 1950s because of poor management.

Life magazine was able to compete with the popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s by running popular fiction, first-person news reports, and other text-based features.

An example of a magazine that was conceived as online-only is _____.

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Movies and the Impact of Images

Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

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Exam 9: Magazines in the Age of Specialization

The bilingual magazine _____ is the most successful English-language publication for Hispanic women.

In what might be the earliest example of media synergy, some of the first magazines in France were collections of works taken mostly from newspapers.

An example of the way in which an online magazine might be different from a print magazine is to _____.

Who wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, first serialized in McClure's magazine?

Women's magazines, such as Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day, survived the competition for ad dollars better than magazines like Life and Look.

Demographic editions of national magazines are tailored to the interests of different geographic areas.

Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the muckraking magazines and journalists with the target of their best-known exposé. -Colliers

Claiming over 15.8 million unique monthly visitors, _____ is currently the leading online magazine.

Launched in 2009 by MSN and BermanBraun, _____ is a leading online entertainment magazine.

Within the magazine publishing industry, the department that usually produces the nonadvertising content of a magazine is known as the _____.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between magazines and the Internet is false?

Which of the following was designed as a general-interest or mass audience magazine?

What are some of the advantages that online versions of magazines have over print versions?

Though they resemble newspapers, supermarket tabloids are considered to be a type of magazine.

The first magazines in America were edited for the working classes.

Which of the following is not a result of muckraking journalism in magazines around the start of the twentieth century?

______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit card account unless subscribers request that the automatic renewal be stopped.

Collier's and Woman's Home Companion failed in the 1950s because of poor management.

Life magazine was able to compete with the popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s by running popular fiction, first-person news reports, and other text-based features.

An example of a magazine that was conceived as online-only is _____.

Mass Communication- a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting

Television and Cable- the Power of Visual Culture

Movies and the Impact of Images

Newspapers- the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism- Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

General Questions Covering the Entire Text

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