Introduction to Television Midterm

Question 1

The U.S. was in a recession during Television's birth

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

Wartime innovations advanced broadcasting technology

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

First Black performer to star in their own TV show was...

Accepted Answer

Ethel Waters

Question 4

Found to have been feeding answers to contestants on Quiz shows

Accepted Answer

Charles Van Doren

Question 5

President of RCA, ushered Television into society

Accepted Answer

David Sarnoff

Question 6

The first Televised presidential debate featured

Accepted Answer

Nixon vs Kennedy (1960)

Question 7

FCC was a government led committee aimed at "protecting/monitoring" the airwaves

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

When was NBC Founded?

Accepted Answer

1926

Question 9

In the early 50s a common conception about Television was..

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It'd destroy family ties

Question 10

Lead network that invested in TV during the 20s-30s

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Both competed to establish dominance

Question 11

David Sarnoff discovered TV

Accepted Answer

False

Question 12

The introduction of television was viewed as an "invasion"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The NAACP supported early Black sitcoms like Amos 'n' Andy & Beulah

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

David Sarnoff created technological improvements in TV

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which of the following would be most likely to own a television in the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

A suburban, middle-class family with post-secondary education

Question 16

Blacks who fought in the war influenced TV representation

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

Radio reporter turned journalist who took on McCarthyism head on and interviewed Eisenhower on camera

Accepted Answer

Edward R. Murrow

Question 18

What was McCarthyism?

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Communist accusations which were often false

Question 19

In the late 50s and early 60s, America had now...

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Grown a culture of consumerism

Question 20

Quiz Shows in the 50s-60s represented...

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Achievement of the American dream

Question 21

After the recession, TV sales began to increase

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True

Question 22

During the early 50s Television became more affordable

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

1939 World's Fair

Accepted Answer

Both

Question 24

NBC emerged through sports broadcasting in the 40s

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

In order to combat Television narratives in the 50s, manufacturers...

Accepted Answer

Made Tv look like expensive furniture

Question 26

Electronic television came into the U.S. by 1939

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

WWII did not have an impact on television

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Nixon vs. Kennedy was the first debate covered by TV

Accepted Answer

False

Question 29

Helped integrate Television with shows like I Spy

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Movement

Question 30

It is said that Television arrived in the US by...

Accepted Answer

1939

Question 31

The HUAC was created to

Accepted Answer

Investigate communism

Question 32

Seen as the father of television

Accepted Answer

David Sarnoff

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