TEST BANK
Thinking Through Communication,
10th Edition by Adam Roth
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 13)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1. The Communication Tradition
2. Definitions, Models, and Perspectives
3. Communicating in a Permanently Connected World
4. Communication Research Methods
5. Encoding Messages: Spoken Language
6. Perception and Listening
7. Nonverbal Communication
8. Interpersonal Communication
9. Group Communication
10. Intercultural Communication
11. Organizational Communication
12. Public Communication
13. Media Communication
Appendix: Preparing and Presenting Public Speeches
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch13-1)
Chapter 13 Test Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT a function of traditional mass media?
a. Gathering and dissemination of information.
b. Analysis and evaluation of information.
c. Education and socialization of receivers.
d. None of the above.
Answer: d.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of traditional mass communication?
a. Institutional sources.
b. Invisible receivers.
c. Fairly noisy environments during reception.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d.
3. ___________ is the best example of cultural transmission by the media.
a. A book that details a country’s history.
b. The evening news.
c. A “talking head” news commentary.
d. A TV sitcom.
Answer: a.
, 4. When we characterize the media as watchdogs of a free society, we are referring to the
___________ media function.
a. surveillance.
b. correlation.
c. cultural transmission.
d. entertainment.
Answer: a.
5. One of the effects of the media is that people become narcotized, which means they
___________.
a. are so overloaded by information that they feel overwhelmed.
b. agree instantly with everything a source says.
c. resist dominant messages.
d. learn how to criticize hegemonic messages.
Answer: a.
6. Which of the following is NOT a tenet of cultivation theory?
a. Heavy TV viewers idealize the world and see it as safer than it really is.
b. Heavy TV viewing leads to perceptions of the world as a dangerous place.
c. TV encourages mainstreamed views.
d. TV acts on us by building up our views of the world, much in the way that stalagmites form
slowly over time.
Thinking Through Communication,
10th Edition by Adam Roth
Complete Chapter Test Bank
are included (Ch 1 to 13)
** Immediate Download
** Swift Response
** All Chapters included
,Table of Contents are given below
1. The Communication Tradition
2. Definitions, Models, and Perspectives
3. Communicating in a Permanently Connected World
4. Communication Research Methods
5. Encoding Messages: Spoken Language
6. Perception and Listening
7. Nonverbal Communication
8. Interpersonal Communication
9. Group Communication
10. Intercultural Communication
11. Organizational Communication
12. Public Communication
13. Media Communication
Appendix: Preparing and Presenting Public Speeches
,The test bank is organized in reverse order, with the last chapter displayed first, to ensure that all
chapters are included in this document. (Complete Chapters included Ch13-1)
Chapter 13 Test Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is NOT a function of traditional mass media?
a. Gathering and dissemination of information.
b. Analysis and evaluation of information.
c. Education and socialization of receivers.
d. None of the above.
Answer: d.
2. Which of the following is a characteristic of traditional mass communication?
a. Institutional sources.
b. Invisible receivers.
c. Fairly noisy environments during reception.
d. All of the above.
Answer: d.
3. ___________ is the best example of cultural transmission by the media.
a. A book that details a country’s history.
b. The evening news.
c. A “talking head” news commentary.
d. A TV sitcom.
Answer: a.
, 4. When we characterize the media as watchdogs of a free society, we are referring to the
___________ media function.
a. surveillance.
b. correlation.
c. cultural transmission.
d. entertainment.
Answer: a.
5. One of the effects of the media is that people become narcotized, which means they
___________.
a. are so overloaded by information that they feel overwhelmed.
b. agree instantly with everything a source says.
c. resist dominant messages.
d. learn how to criticize hegemonic messages.
Answer: a.
6. Which of the following is NOT a tenet of cultivation theory?
a. Heavy TV viewers idealize the world and see it as safer than it really is.
b. Heavy TV viewing leads to perceptions of the world as a dangerous place.
c. TV encourages mainstreamed views.
d. TV acts on us by building up our views of the world, much in the way that stalagmites form
slowly over time.
