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Introduction to Mass Communication, 2/e
Stanley J. Baran

Global Media

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

The media system of Honduras is considered the
A)Western concept. b. c. d.
B)developmental concept.
C)revolutionary concept.
D)authoritarian and communist concepts
2

During the Cold War the _________ movement in Africa made use of clandestine broadcasting.
A)revolutionary
B)counterrevolutionary
C)anticolonial
D)pirate
3

Pirate broadcasters in Great Brian in the 1960s were funded by
A)the BBC.
B)record companies.
C)the Navy.
D)political organizations.
4

Radio Free Europe was established by
A)Great Britain.
B)the United States.
C)the Soviet Union.
D)East Germany.
5

The Western concept believes
A)there is no completely free media system on Earth.
B)the government and media work in partnership to ensure that media benefits the development of the country.
C)in the subjugation of media for the purpose of serving the government.
D)media should help end government monopoly over information and destroy the standing government.
6

Which of the following countries has the highest number of Internet users?
A)Norway
B)U.S.A.
C)Japan
D)Iceland
7

Wired radio is found in
A)the Soviet Union.
B)Poland.
C)China.
D)Honduras.
8

Richard Rosenberg predicts which of the following will result from the global village?
A)The demise of native cultures.
B)Much of the world will become dependent on Japan and the Western nations.
C)The erosion of national sovereignty.
D)All of the above.
9

License fees based on the number of receivers people have in their homes are one basis of financial support for the broadcast systems of
A)China
B)Great Britain
C)Poland
D)Honduras
10

In 1980 UNESCO issued its McBride Report,
A)which called upon the United States to subsidize the media in many non-Western countries.
B)which established minimum quotas for media content originating in its member countries.
C)which examined the question of maintaining national and cultural sovereignty in the face of rapid globalization of mass media.
D)which strengthened the ability of the Western media to report from Third World countries