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1

The study of media systems in two or more countries in relationship to each other is called:
A)The study of international electronic media
B)Cultural studies
C)Comparative electronic media
D)None of the above
2

The classification for a press philosophy that argues for media to act as a transmitter of social policy is the
A)Libertarian theory
B)Social responsibility theory
C)Authoritarian theory
D)Communist theory
3

A government that creates a media agency that is charged with determining what is best for the viewers and listeners would be considered:
A)Paternalistic
B)Permissive
C)Authoritarian
D)None of the above
4

When a government creates one government corporation to retain ownership over the country's broadcasting system we call that:
A)An oligopoly
B)A monopoly
C)A duopoly
D)A trust
5

The major goal of a privately owned media system is:
A)Profit
B)Public service
C)Proselytization
D)All of the above
6

A country that has both a private and public system of broadcasting has a(n) ____________ system.
A)Oligopoly
B)Monopoly
C)Duopoly
D)Trust
7

The BBC generates revenue by
A)Sale of advertising
B)A license fee
C)A government grant or allocation
D)Both a and b, but not c
8

Commercial channels in Britain are regulated by
A)Parliament
B)The BBC Board of Governors
C)The ITC
D)Nobody
9

British commercial television differs from American commercial television in several ways. One way it is different is that
A)It cannot sell advertising during children's programming
B)There is no commercial sponsorship
C)Advertising must not be longer than 30 seconds per spot
D)All of the above
10

CPBS stands for
A)Canadian Public Broadcasting Service
B)Central People's Broadcasting Station
C)Corporation for Public Broadcasting Services
D)Can't Possibly Be Serious
11

China's control of the media exemplifies
A)A free market system
B)A Marxist-Leninist philosophy
C)A social responsibility approach
D)An authoritarian approach
12

Which of the following is not one of the stated goals of Chinese TV:
A)To publicize Communist party decisions
B)To educate people
C)To form a link between the Communist party and the people
D)All of the above are stated goals
13

The Chinese government has successfully executed control over the flow of information over the Internet.
A)True
B)False
14

Almost _______ percent of the Canadian population lives within range of U. S. TV signals.
A)50
B)75
C)83
D)90
15

The Canadian model for broadcasting is
A)Modeled after the BBC
B)Similar in characteristics to the American system
C)Both a and b
D)Neither a nor b
16

Broadcasting in Canada is
A)An oligopoly
B)A monopoly
C)A duopoly
D)A trust
17

Currently the Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is charged with regulating government stations such as the CBC, but not commercial stations.
A)True
B)False
18

Media control in Kenya is characterized in your book as
A)Minimal control by the government
B)Libertarian in nature
C)A commercially based system
D)Rigidly controlled by the government
19

Generally, in Kenya most people have access to
A)Radio
B)Television
C)Cable television
D)All of the above
20

According to your book, the stated goal of Kenyan broadcasting is
A)Entertainment
B)National development
C)Propaganda
D)Profit
21

Countries supporting the New World Information Order want
A)More competitive programming from Western countries
B)Free flow of information from one country to another
C)Regulations concerning the amount and type of programming that crosses international borders
D)None of the above
22

International radio services are best suited in the ______________ band.
A)Medium wave ( 300 - 3000 kilohertz)
B)Short wave (3000 - 30000 kilohertz)
C)Very high ( 30 - 300 megahertz)
D)None of the above
23

An unauthorized station that broadcasts political programs is known as a
A)Propaganda station
B)Clandestine station
C)Pirate station
D)None of the above
24

Voice of America (VOA) started as a
A)Propaganda station under the jurisdiction of the Office of War Information
B)Clandestine station behind German lines
C)Service to entertain American troops
D)None of the above
25

The BBC World Service is different from VOA in that it is directly controlled by the government.
A)True
B)False
26

Deutsche Welle is funded by
A)A license fee
B)The German government
C)Advertising
D)Advertising and government allocation
27

Pirate stations usually program
A)Political programs
B)Material licensed internationally by the ITU
C)Entertainment material
D)Only radio services





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