Deck 16: Global Mass Media

Question 1

Which is an example of a bipolar model?

A) Media and communications
B) Liberty and freedom
C) States and countries
D) Television and movies
E) Authoritarianism and libertarianism

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Which is a forbidden religious movement in China?

A) Liu Di
B) Bill Xia
C) Taiwan
D) Golden Shield
E) Falun Gong

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which is a television station that transmits directly to a satellite that beams signals back to individual receivers?

A) Satcaster
B) Cable transmitter
C) Direct TV
D) Digital TV
E) Satellite transmitter

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Throughout mass media history,which political system has been the most common?

A) Democracy
B) Anarchy
C) Libertarianism
D) Authoritarianism
E) Socialism

Question 5

Which country is planning a post-oil financial infrastructure with an entertainment production centre called DMI?

A) Saudi Arabia
B) Iraq
C) Iran
D) Dubai
E) Morocco

Question 6

Which can give underdogs an identity against forces that are superior by traditional measures?

A) New media
B) Television
C) Radio
D) Newspapers
E) Movies

Question 7

Which is a Qatar-based satellite news channel for Arab audiences?

A) Qatar International
B) All-Arab Network
C) BBC
D) Al Jazeera
E) CNN

Question 8

Which is the U.S.government-funded broadcast service sent into nations with state-controlled media to articulate American policies directly to the people?

A) Al Jazeera
B) BBC
C) CNN
D) Voice of America
E) USA Today

Question 9

Following the disputed 2009 presidential election in Iran,how did protesters express their dissatisfaction?

A) In music
B) On Twitter
C) On television
D) In newspapers
E) On the radio

Question 10

Once a criminal charge has been filed,why does British law forbid news coverage?

A) So as not to prejudice potential jurors
B) To allow foreign coverage to prevail
C) Because no one is interested anymore
D) Lack of objective reporting
E) Fear of public demonstrations

Question 11

Which device does the Chinese government use to block unauthorized access to a computer system?

A) Censorship
B) Firewall
C) Anti-virus
D) Cisco-block
E) Stainless Steel Mouse

Question 12

Which is top-down governance,such as a monarchy or dictatorship?

A) Democracy
B) Anarchy
C) Libertarianism
D) Authoritarianism
E) Socialism

Question 13

The bipolar model portrays two extremes-authoritarian and

A) democratic.
B) libertarian.
C) authoritative.
D) communist.
E) anti-authoritarian.

Question 14

According to libertarian thinkers,great truths can be known by

A) individuals.
B) scholars.
C) rulers.
D) journalists.
E) priests.

Question 15

In the continuum model,where would Canada's media system be placed?

A) At the authoritarianism end
B) At the freedom end
C) Doesn't fit this model
D) In the middle
E) Near the libertarian end

Question 16

Which term describes the Chinese system to control internal internet communication within the country?

A) Made in China
B) Stainless Steel Mouse
C) Great Firewall of China
D) Golden Shield
E) Cisco Blockers

Question 17

How doe the Chinese government justify restrictions on news coverage?

A) Chinese journalists are still amateur.
B) It encourages stability.
C) There is enough international news.
D) Literacy is still too low.
E) It costs too much.

Question 18

The Chinese satirist Liu Di used which pseudonym?

A) Stainless Steel Mouse
B) Lady Di
C) Teflon Sam
D) Sneaky Rat
E) The Voice of Reason

Question 19

Which is a looped model that juxtaposes traditional authoritarian and social responsibility models?

A) Subsystem model
B) Continuum model
C) Compass model
D) Bipolar model
E) Change model

Question 20

According to the premises of an authoritarian system,who is best equipped to know the truth?

A) The scholars
B) Journalists
C) The media
D) The public
E) The ruler

Question 21

Which organization tracks the freedom of new media worldwide?

A) Al Jazeera
B) BBC
C) Golden Shield
D) Freedom House
E) Bollywood

Question 22

British media continued to report on the 2005 terrorist bombings after the first arrests were made.

Question 23

Which is the nickname for India's movie industry?

A) Cindia
B) The MGM Elephant
C) Hindu-drama
D) Hollywood East
E) Bollywood

Question 24

In the 1990s,how many journalists were killed because of their work in Colombia?

A) 75
B) 123
C) 15
D) 31
E) 56

Question 25

What is popular on Colombian radio stations?

A) Music videos
B) Talk shows
C) Sports
D) High drama
E) News

Question 26

Which is Britain's venerable public-service radio and television system?

A) Voice of Britain
B) TVB
C) Tele-Britain
D) BBC
E) CNN

Question 27

How much do viewers typically pay at Indian movie houses?

A) 50 cents
B) 5 dollars
C) 2 dollars
D) 85 cents
E) 10 cents

Question 28

How is the BBC financed?

A) Public donations
B) Advertising revenue
C) Annual licensing fees
D) Private funding
E) Government subsidies

Question 29

The movie mania in India centres on

A) stars.
B) producers.
C) writers.
D) singers.
E) directors.

Question 30

The power that governments have over mass communication is now stronger than ever.

Question 31

Libertarianism places confidence in political leadership for governance.

Question 32

In the compass model,a social responsibility system is always libertarian.

Question 33

In which year did Al Jazeera arrive in Canada?

A) 1986
B) 1979
C) 2001
D) 1995
E) 2010

Question 34

A continuum model of mass media systems has libertarianism as one extreme and authoritarianism as the other.

Question 35

How is India linking remote villages?

A) Landline telephones
B) Cable
C) Satellite TV
D) Fibre-optic cables
E) Wi-Fi

Question 36

Which is the major focus of Chinese censorship?

A) Education issues
B) Health issues
C) Religious issues
D) Social issues
E) Political issues

Question 37

What is the BBC known for?

A) Documentaries
B) Local news coverage
C) Music videos
D) International sports coverage
E) Global news coverage

Question 38

How many blog site operators are there in China?

A) 400 000
B) 40 000
C) 400 million
D) 4 million
E) 40 million

Question 39

In China,imports cannot constitute more than what percentage of television programs?

A) 5 percent
B) 15 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 10 percent
E) 40 percent

Question 40

Which is India's strongest mass medium?

A) Television
B) Radio
C) Movies
D) Newspapers
E) Internet

Question 41

Authoritarian media systems are especially prominent in Canada.

Question 42

Authoritarianism grew out of the Enlightenment period.

Question 43

The Al Jazeera television news network was originally based in Dubai.

Question 44

The bipolar model offers more sophisticated insights into media economics than any other model that's been devised.

Question 45

The compass model suggests that a socially responsible media system has shades of authoritarianism.

Question 46

Outside of Iran,no city is home to more Iranians than Los Angeles.

Question 47

Radicals have adapted low-cost digital media to their needs.

Question 48

Freedom House says that democracy and freedom are the majority among African countries.

Question 49

The American network CNN refuses to have anything to do with the Arab Al Jazeera.

Question 50

Social media were used by protesters following the disputed 2009 presidential election in Iran.

Question 51

Media systems in the Islam-dominated regions are remarkably similar.

Question 52

Dubai TV claims a 50 percent market penetration.

Question 53

Because British law forbids news coverage once a criminal charge has been filed,people in London had no news about the terrorist bombings in 2005.

Question 54

John Milton favoured a more authoritarian political system.

Question 55

Al Jazeera began broadcasting in Canada in 2010.

Question 56

Al Jazeera picked up its journalistic tradition from the BBC and CNN.

Question 57

Libertarians believe that flawed ideas are shed for better ones in a self-righting process .

Question 58

New media can give underdogs an identity against forces that are superior by traditional measures.

Question 59

Throughout mass media history,authoritarian political systems have been the most common.

Question 60

Bad ideas should be excluded from the marketplace of ideas.

Question 61

__________________ has taken the lead in linking remote villages with the rest of the world with wireless technology.

Question 62

__________________ is a Qatar-based satellite news channel for Arab audiences.

Question 63

The American broadcast service Voice of America is the most popular news service in the United States.

Question 64

Top-down governance,such as a monarchy or dictatorship,is called __________________.

Question 65

Outside of Iran,no city is home to more Iranians than __________________.

Question 66

In the 1990s,31 journalists were killed because of their work in Colombia.

Question 67

Satellite television has been legal in Iran since the revolution of 1979.

Question 68

The __________________ model is a looped model that juxtaposes traditional authoritarian and social responsibility models.

Question 69

The __________________ model portrays extremes,such as libertarian and authoritarian,as opposites.

Question 70

? India's movie industry is often referred to as __________________.

Question 71

In India,Wi-Fi is linking remote villages with the rest of the world.

Question 72

In India,television is the strongest mass medium.

Question 73

Libertarians believe that human beings are __________________ beings.

Question 74

__________________ is a U.S.government-funded broadcast service sent into nations with state-controlled media to articulate American policies directly to the people.

Question 75

The Chinese government's justification for restrictions on news coverage is to encourage stability.

Question 76

The Chinese government has a fully automated system to monitor and control website access in China.

Question 77

The __________________ is an unbridled forum for free inquiry and free expression.

Question 78

Britain's BBC is known for its global news coverage.

Question 79

Kidnapping is a common and dramatic event in Colombia.

Question 80

It is impossible for national governments to restrict citizen access to certain websites.