Intro to Mass Comm Test 2

Question 1

The_was said to have a chilling effect on political discourse.

Accepted Answer

Fairness Doctrine

Question 2

The first TV network in the US dedicated to the interests of African American viewers was ___.

Accepted Answer

BET

Question 3

FDR’s Depression-era _____ remain one of the most famous uses of radio in politics.

Accepted Answer

fireside chats

Question 4

The _____ established the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) to oversee regulation of the airwaves.

Accepted Answer

Radio Act of 1927

Question 5

One of the first acts of the__was to reallocate station bandwidths to correct interference.

Accepted Answer

Federal Radio Commission

Question 6

TV has been narrowing the focus of programming to meet the needs and interests of a___audience.

Accepted Answer

fragmented

Question 7

In 1968 the MPAA replaced the Production Code with a _____-category, ratings system.

Accepted Answer

four

Question 8

Edison's___reproduced sound using a strip of tinfoil wrapped around a rotating metal cylinder.

Accepted Answer

phonograph

Question 9

The radio website_doesn't distribute existing programs but allows users to create custom music

Accepted Answer

Pandora

Question 10

Images from__were streaming into people's living rooms during the nation's first televised war.

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 11

The_____ are referred to as the Golden Age of Television.

Accepted Answer

1950s

Question 12

Rec. artists focus on live performances &__, which have become their main source of revenue.

Accepted Answer

merchandise

Question 13

Which of the following is not considered an advantage of indie record labels?

Accepted Answer

Elaborate internal structures

Question 14

Through the early-1980s, the top three networks were ABC,_____, and CBS.

Accepted Answer

NBC

Question 15

The HBO venture was the nation's first successful _____ service.

Accepted Answer

pay cable

Question 16

Like cable television, ___ was not required to censor its disc jockeys or guests for profanity.

Accepted Answer

satellite radio

Question 17

The 1920s through the _____ is considered the golden age of radio.

Accepted Answer

1950s

Question 18

Which of the following is not considered an advantage of digital cinematography:

Accepted Answer

Introduces the need to reload film while shooting a scene

Question 19

Releasing a cover of a Black performer’s song by a White performer was known as _____ a hit.

Accepted Answer

hijacking

Question 20

_____ was established in as a service created to "enhance citizenship and public service."

Accepted Answer

PBS

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