Media History and Culture - Exam 1 -
University of Iowa-Graded A
• 1-3 pages per day
• One book per year - ANSWER-How fast could a monk write a hand-written book
(scriptoria)?
• 20-30 million killed 1500's-1600's
• Germany lost 30% of its population
• Counter reformation in England in 1553
• Queen Mary I "Bloody Mary"
• Sparks new tolerance in spirit o the Enlightenment - ANSWER-What were the results
of the Protestant Reformation?
• A "reign of witches" - Jefferson
• Virginia and Kentucky condemn Sedition Act
• States object to "nullification" of their religions - ANSWER-What were the reactions to
the Sedition Act?
• Attempted to return Britain to Catholic church
• Retaliations for executions
• Executed by Queen Mary I "Bloody Mary" - ANSWER-Who are the Three Bishops of
Oxford (1555)?
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine - ANSWER-Who were the key figures in the American Enlightenment?
• Cost effective (cheaper than monk power)
• Metal working
• Revolution-ready (new ideas spreading)
• English alphabet was relatively small
• Demand for religious texts - ANSWER-What factors enabled the success of the
printing press?
• Credit system available
• Trade
• Administration available - ANSWER-What does flexible media indicate about culture?
• Enhance
• Make Obsolete
, • Retrieve
• Reverse - ANSWER-What are the four characteristics of McLuhan's technology
tetrad?
• Exposed bribery over Panama Canal
• Teddy Roosevelt threatened a libel suit
• Pulitzer defied him "The world cannot be muted" - ANSWER-What is the relationship
between Joseph Pulitzer and the Panama Canal?
• Hard to record
• Easy to change
• Errors in transmission - ANSWER-What are the drawbacks of verbal/oral
communication?
• Ida B. Wells
• Lincoln Steffens
• Upton Sinclair
• Ray Stanard Baker
• Ida Tarbell
• David Graham Phillips
• Cecil Chesterton
• Samuel Hopkins Adams - ANSWER-Who are the muckrakers?
• J. Carolus
• Tired of copying business newsletters by hand - ANSWER-Who printed the first
newspaper and why did he do so?
• Licensing of printing companies
• Prior restraint: approval required before publication
• Taxation and stamps on regular publications
• Prosecution for sedition (against government) or libel (against individuals) - ANSWER-
What are the four ways that the press was censored?
• Life
• Liberty
• Property - ANSWER-What are the three rights that John Locke believed in?
• Most newspaper (financial trouble)
• Democratic experiment - ANSWER-What two things were in trouble during the 2000's
digital revolution?
• New ideas can spread more widely and quicker
• Religious tolerance after bloodshed
• More people learned how to read/think
• Standardized language - ANSWER-What impact did the printing press have on social
(daily) and political life?
University of Iowa-Graded A
• 1-3 pages per day
• One book per year - ANSWER-How fast could a monk write a hand-written book
(scriptoria)?
• 20-30 million killed 1500's-1600's
• Germany lost 30% of its population
• Counter reformation in England in 1553
• Queen Mary I "Bloody Mary"
• Sparks new tolerance in spirit o the Enlightenment - ANSWER-What were the results
of the Protestant Reformation?
• A "reign of witches" - Jefferson
• Virginia and Kentucky condemn Sedition Act
• States object to "nullification" of their religions - ANSWER-What were the reactions to
the Sedition Act?
• Attempted to return Britain to Catholic church
• Retaliations for executions
• Executed by Queen Mary I "Bloody Mary" - ANSWER-Who are the Three Bishops of
Oxford (1555)?
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Thomas Paine - ANSWER-Who were the key figures in the American Enlightenment?
• Cost effective (cheaper than monk power)
• Metal working
• Revolution-ready (new ideas spreading)
• English alphabet was relatively small
• Demand for religious texts - ANSWER-What factors enabled the success of the
printing press?
• Credit system available
• Trade
• Administration available - ANSWER-What does flexible media indicate about culture?
• Enhance
• Make Obsolete
, • Retrieve
• Reverse - ANSWER-What are the four characteristics of McLuhan's technology
tetrad?
• Exposed bribery over Panama Canal
• Teddy Roosevelt threatened a libel suit
• Pulitzer defied him "The world cannot be muted" - ANSWER-What is the relationship
between Joseph Pulitzer and the Panama Canal?
• Hard to record
• Easy to change
• Errors in transmission - ANSWER-What are the drawbacks of verbal/oral
communication?
• Ida B. Wells
• Lincoln Steffens
• Upton Sinclair
• Ray Stanard Baker
• Ida Tarbell
• David Graham Phillips
• Cecil Chesterton
• Samuel Hopkins Adams - ANSWER-Who are the muckrakers?
• J. Carolus
• Tired of copying business newsletters by hand - ANSWER-Who printed the first
newspaper and why did he do so?
• Licensing of printing companies
• Prior restraint: approval required before publication
• Taxation and stamps on regular publications
• Prosecution for sedition (against government) or libel (against individuals) - ANSWER-
What are the four ways that the press was censored?
• Life
• Liberty
• Property - ANSWER-What are the three rights that John Locke believed in?
• Most newspaper (financial trouble)
• Democratic experiment - ANSWER-What two things were in trouble during the 2000's
digital revolution?
• New ideas can spread more widely and quicker
• Religious tolerance after bloodshed
• More people learned how to read/think
• Standardized language - ANSWER-What impact did the printing press have on social
(daily) and political life?
