JMC 1013 QUIZZES QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. Who secured a patent for the first electronic television?- Answers - Philo
Farnsworth
2. Which was the first 24-hour news channel?- Answers - CNN
3. The textbook indicates that between about 1960 to 2000, news consumers
considered broadcast (television) news more trustworthy than print news.
What is the reason the book suggests this has changed?- Answers - Print journalists
becoming more accessible to readers by talking about their work on cable news, using email, writing blogs and their
work being available online
4. Currently, where does the majority of funding for public television come
from?- Answers - donations from consumers and corporations
5. The textbook frequently refers to the idea of "four screens" of media history.
With movies as the first screen and television as the second screen, what are
the third and fourth screens?- Answers - computers and smart devices
6. True or False?
As intended, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led to a major increase in
business competition, lowering the cost of phone services and cable rates.-
Answers - False (Although the intention of the Act was to increase competition and therefore drive down costs, this
didn't really happen as phone and cable companies chose to merge instead.)
7. What does the term "narrative film" mean? 5
A film that makes use of a
narrator A film that tells a
story
Works from the silent film era
Films that tell a story non chronologically- Answers - A film that tells a story
1/
13
, 8. Which is the term for when just a few companies control nearly all
the business in a certain industry? 5
mon
opoly
triop
oly
oligo
poly
proprietorship- Answers - oligopoly
9. In which decade did "talkies" (films with sound) start to appear in the U.S.? 5
2/
13
1. Who secured a patent for the first electronic television?- Answers - Philo
Farnsworth
2. Which was the first 24-hour news channel?- Answers - CNN
3. The textbook indicates that between about 1960 to 2000, news consumers
considered broadcast (television) news more trustworthy than print news.
What is the reason the book suggests this has changed?- Answers - Print journalists
becoming more accessible to readers by talking about their work on cable news, using email, writing blogs and their
work being available online
4. Currently, where does the majority of funding for public television come
from?- Answers - donations from consumers and corporations
5. The textbook frequently refers to the idea of "four screens" of media history.
With movies as the first screen and television as the second screen, what are
the third and fourth screens?- Answers - computers and smart devices
6. True or False?
As intended, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 led to a major increase in
business competition, lowering the cost of phone services and cable rates.-
Answers - False (Although the intention of the Act was to increase competition and therefore drive down costs, this
didn't really happen as phone and cable companies chose to merge instead.)
7. What does the term "narrative film" mean? 5
A film that makes use of a
narrator A film that tells a
story
Works from the silent film era
Films that tell a story non chronologically- Answers - A film that tells a story
1/
13
, 8. Which is the term for when just a few companies control nearly all
the business in a certain industry? 5
mon
opoly
triop
oly
oligo
poly
proprietorship- Answers - oligopoly
9. In which decade did "talkies" (films with sound) start to appear in the U.S.? 5
2/
13
