COMM 370 EXAM 1QUESTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
How did Johannes Gutenberg's invention shatter the modern world? - Answers - All of
the above
His Areopagitica is consid ered the finest argument ever written against the stupidities
and futilities of censorship: - Answers - John Milton
Called "the father of American democracy," he promoted the idea that some things are
self-evident, such as life, liberty and property, which found their way into the Declaration
of Independence: - Answers - John Locke
This work led to the theory of the press as "the fourth estate," a watchdog of the
government on behalf of the people: - Answers - Cato's Letters
He was the first to print in the New World to print something that looked like a
newspaper: - Answers - Benjamin Harris
His New-England Courant was the first American product worthy to be called a
newspaper: - Answers - James Franklin
Though he had high-minded principles, this genius, an "American Founding Father,"
knew that sex and sensationalism attracted readers as well as controversial subjects, as
printing the first abortion debate in the colonies: - Answers - Benjamin Franklin
The John Peter Zenger verdict: - Answers - Proved just a moral victory.
He was considered the most famous and exciting Tory editor whose publication at first
was balanced, even objective: - Answers - James Rivington
Thomas Paine, "the godfather of the American nation," did more than any other
individual to bring about the Declaration of Independence. - Answers - True
Benjamin Franklin printed the first foreign-language newspaper in the colonies: -
Answers - True
Benjamin Harris made journalism a respectable profession: - Answers - False
She printed one of the first official copies of the Declaration of Independence authorized
by Congress on January 18, 1777, with the names of all the signers: - Answers - Mary
Katherine Goddard
How did the printing press impact the church's relationship with the outside world? -
Answers - All of the above
How did Johannes Gutenberg's invention shatter the modern world? - Answers - All of
the above
His Areopagitica is consid ered the finest argument ever written against the stupidities
and futilities of censorship: - Answers - John Milton
Called "the father of American democracy," he promoted the idea that some things are
self-evident, such as life, liberty and property, which found their way into the Declaration
of Independence: - Answers - John Locke
This work led to the theory of the press as "the fourth estate," a watchdog of the
government on behalf of the people: - Answers - Cato's Letters
He was the first to print in the New World to print something that looked like a
newspaper: - Answers - Benjamin Harris
His New-England Courant was the first American product worthy to be called a
newspaper: - Answers - James Franklin
Though he had high-minded principles, this genius, an "American Founding Father,"
knew that sex and sensationalism attracted readers as well as controversial subjects, as
printing the first abortion debate in the colonies: - Answers - Benjamin Franklin
The John Peter Zenger verdict: - Answers - Proved just a moral victory.
He was considered the most famous and exciting Tory editor whose publication at first
was balanced, even objective: - Answers - James Rivington
Thomas Paine, "the godfather of the American nation," did more than any other
individual to bring about the Declaration of Independence. - Answers - True
Benjamin Franklin printed the first foreign-language newspaper in the colonies: -
Answers - True
Benjamin Harris made journalism a respectable profession: - Answers - False
She printed one of the first official copies of the Declaration of Independence authorized
by Congress on January 18, 1777, with the names of all the signers: - Answers - Mary
Katherine Goddard
How did the printing press impact the church's relationship with the outside world? -
Answers - All of the above
