Question 1

Edwin H. Armstrong developed AM radio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In its entrepreneurial phase, radio was marketed as a ship-to-shore communication device.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Selecting from the following list of names, match them with the corresponding items below.
-First to send voice through the airwaves

Accepted Answer

A) Lee De Forest 
B) David Sarnoff 
C) Guglielmo Marconi 
D)  Reginald Fessenden 
E)  Edwin H. Armstrong 
A) Lee De Forest 
B) David Sarnoff 
C) Guglielmo Marconi 
D)  Reginald Fessenden 
E)  Edwin H. Armstrong D

Question 4

The very earliest uses of Marconi's wireless radio were for .

Accepted Answer

A)  military and commercial shipping 
B)  gossip and shipping 
C)  advertising and the military 
D)  entertainment and ads 
E)  playing rock-and-roll records 
A)  military and commercial shipping 
B)  gossip and shipping 
C)  advertising and the military 
D)  entertainment and ads 
E)  playing rock-and-roll records

Question 5

Selecting from the following list of names, match them with the corresponding items below.
-Developed Audion, or triode, vacuum tube

Accepted Answer

A) Lee De Forest 
B) David Sarnoff 
C) Guglielmo Marconi
 D. Reginald Fessenden
 E. Edwin H. Armstrong 
A) Lee De Forest 
B) David Sarnoff 
C) Guglielmo Marconi
 D. Reginald Fessenden
 E. Edwin H. Armstrong

Question 6

The 1996 Telecommunications Act set off an unprecedented consolidation in radio station ownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Who set up a crude radio station above his Pittsburgh garage in 1916?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edwin H. Armstrong 
B)  David Sarnoff 
C)  Ethan Zuckerman 
D)  Rush Limbaugh 
E)  Frank Conrad 
A)  Edwin H. Armstrong 
B)  David Sarnoff 
C)  Ethan Zuckerman 
D)  Rush Limbaugh 
E)  Frank Conrad

Question 8

Which of the following statements about National Public Radio is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is fully funded by the U.S. government with reliable support from the Republican Party. 
B)  It is in serious trouble, with less than two million listeners nationwide each week. 
C)  It is completely free of sponsorship from private businesses and corporations. 
D)  Morning Edition and All Things Considered are two of its popular programs. 
E)  None of the above options is correct. 
A)  It is fully funded by the U.S. government with reliable support from the Republican Party. 
B)  It is in serious trouble, with less than two million listeners nationwide each week. 
C)  It is completely free of sponsorship from private businesses and corporations. 
D)  Morning Edition and All Things Considered are two of its popular programs. 
E)  None of the above options is correct.

Question 9

What has been the defining feature of public debate regarding radio as a natural resource?

Accepted Answer

A)  Broadcasting companies are eager for questions on their financial arrangements. 
B)  Public debate is vigorous and intense over the role of radio. 
C)  There is little public debate over the issue. 
D)  Record companies want to encourage debate in order to create the best environment for artists to grow on the airwaves. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  Broadcasting companies are eager for questions on their financial arrangements. 
B)  Public debate is vigorous and intense over the role of radio. 
C)  There is little public debate over the issue. 
D)  Record companies want to encourage debate in order to create the best environment for artists to grow on the airwaves. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 10

The 1996 Telecommunications Act decreased the number of broadcast stations a single person or corporation can own.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Prior to the 1950s and 1960s, most radio listening occurred in the home because .

Accepted Answer

A)  people didn't have televisions yet 
B)  radio sets before the invention of transistors used bulky and delicate vacuum tubes 
C)  automobiles weren't really widespread yet so most people couldn't leave home 
D)  radio programs used to be longer and required people's undivided attention 
E)  None of the above options is correct. 
A)  people didn't have televisions yet 
B)  radio sets before the invention of transistors used bulky and delicate vacuum tubes 
C)  automobiles weren't really widespread yet so most people couldn't leave home 
D)  radio programs used to be longer and required people's undivided attention 
E)  None of the above options is correct.

Question 12

By law, nonprofit broadcasters are allocated 25 percent of all the broadcast frequencies in the
United States today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Podcasting is .

Accepted Answer

A)  an agricultural term that refers to spreading pods over a large area 
B)  a radio industry practice of sending a bundle, or pod, of programming to affiliates 
C)  the practice of making a program available online that can be played on computers or portable MP3 players 
D)  a reference to the small booths, or pods, that disc jockeys work in 
E)  None of the above options is correct. 
A)  an agricultural term that refers to spreading pods over a large area 
B)  a radio industry practice of sending a bundle, or pod, of programming to affiliates 
C)  the practice of making a program available online that can be played on computers or portable MP3 players 
D)  a reference to the small booths, or pods, that disc jockeys work in 
E)  None of the above options is correct.

Question 14

The Radio Act of 1927 created the Radio Corporation of America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why did the public find it easy to believe that Orson Welles's broadcast of War of the Worlds was a real event?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newspapers also printed the story as true. 
B)  It was done in the style of a real news broadcast. 
C)  A sizable meteor really did hit New Jersey that day. 
D)  The broadcast was never identified as fiction or a dramatization. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  Newspapers also printed the story as true. 
B)  It was done in the style of a real news broadcast. 
C)  A sizable meteor really did hit New Jersey that day. 
D)  The broadcast was never identified as fiction or a dramatization. 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 16

Match the items with the names with which they are most closely identified.
-Guglielmo Marconi is credited with creating FM radio.
A)Buddy Holly
B)Thomas Edison
C)Little Richard
D)Elvis Presley
E)Bing Crosby
F)Chuck Berry
G)Alan Freed
H)Emile Berliner
I)Jerry Lee Lewis

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The first person to discover and develop FM radio in the 1920s and the 1930s was David
Sarnoff of RCA. (F)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

RCA delayed the deployment of FM radio for many decades because it was more concerned with the development of television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because of the role of the navy in early broadcast history, the United States today has a national broadcasting system both controlled and supervised by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When the radio industry was forced to reorganize in the 1950s, which of the following was not among the changes made?

Accepted Answer

A)  A turn to format-driven radio 
B)  A greater dependence on recorded music 
C)  Featuring top deejays during prime driving periods 
D)  A move to reach national audiences 
E)  The repeated playing of top songs 
A)  A turn to format-driven radio 
B)  A greater dependence on recorded music 
C)  Featuring top deejays during prime driving periods 
D)  A move to reach national audiences 
E)  The repeated playing of top songs

Edwin H. Armstrong developed AM radio.

In its entrepreneurial phase, radio was marketed as a ship-to-shore communication device.

Selecting from the following list of names, match them with the corresponding items below. -First to send voice through the airwaves

The very earliest uses of Marconi's wireless radio were for .

Selecting from the following list of names, match them with the corresponding items below. -Developed Audion, or triode, vacuum tube

The 1996 Telecommunications Act set off an unprecedented consolidation in radio station ownership.

Who set up a crude radio station above his Pittsburgh garage in 1916?

Which of the following statements about National Public Radio is true?

What has been the defining feature of public debate regarding radio as a natural resource?

The 1996 Telecommunications Act decreased the number of broadcast stations a single person or corporation can own.

Prior to the 1950s and 1960s, most radio listening occurred in the home because .

By law, nonprofit broadcasters are allocated 25 percent of all the broadcast frequencies in the United States today.

Podcasting is .

The Radio Act of 1927 created the Radio Corporation of America.

Why did the public find it easy to believe that Orson Welles's broadcast of War of the Worlds was a real event?

Match the items with the names with which they are most closely identified. -Guglielmo Marconi is credited with creating FM radio. A)Buddy Holly B)Thomas Edison C)Little Richard D)Elvis Presley E)Bing Crosby F)Chuck Berry G)Alan Freed H)Emile Berliner I)Jerry Lee Lewis

The first person to discover and develop FM radio in the 1920s and the 1930s was David Sarnoff of RCA. (F)

RCA delayed the deployment of FM radio for many decades because it was more concerned with the development of television.

Because of the role of the navy in early broadcast history, the United States today has a national broadcasting system both controlled and supervised by the government.

When the radio industry was forced to reorganize in the 1950s, which of the following was not among the changes made?

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Edwin H. Armstrong developed AM radio.

In its entrepreneurial phase, radio was marketed as a ship-to-shore communication device.

Selecting from the following list of names, match them with the corresponding items below. -First to send voice through the airwaves

The very earliest uses of Marconi's wireless radio were for .

Selecting from the following list of names, match them with the corresponding items below. -Developed Audion, or triode, vacuum tube

The 1996 Telecommunications Act set off an unprecedented consolidation in radio station ownership.

Who set up a crude radio station above his Pittsburgh garage in 1916?

Which of the following statements about National Public Radio is true?

What has been the defining feature of public debate regarding radio as a natural resource?

The 1996 Telecommunications Act decreased the number of broadcast stations a single person or corporation can own.

Prior to the 1950s and 1960s, most radio listening occurred in the home because .

By law, nonprofit broadcasters are allocated 25 percent of all the broadcast frequencies in the United States today.

Podcasting is .

The Radio Act of 1927 created the Radio Corporation of America.

Why did the public find it easy to believe that Orson Welles's broadcast of War of the Worlds was a real event?

Match the items with the names with which they are most closely identified. -Guglielmo Marconi is credited with creating FM radio. A)Buddy Holly B)Thomas Edison C)Little Richard D)Elvis Presley E)Bing Crosby F)Chuck Berry G)Alan Freed H)Emile Berliner I)Jerry Lee Lewis

The first person to discover and develop FM radio in the 1920s and the 1930s was David Sarnoff of RCA. (F)

RCA delayed the deployment of FM radio for many decades because it was more concerned with the development of television.

Because of the role of the navy in early broadcast history, the United States today has a national broadcasting system both controlled and supervised by the government.

When the radio industry was forced to reorganize in the 1950s, which of the following was not among the changes made?

Mass Communication: a Critical Approach

The Internet, Digital Media, and Media Convergence

Digital Gaming and the Media Playground

Sound Recording and Popular Music

Television and Cable: the Power of Visual

Movies and the Impact of Images

Newspapers: the Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism

Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Books and the Power of Print

Advertising and Commercial Culture

Public Relations and Framing the Message

Media Economics and the Global Marketplace

The Culture of Journalism: Values, Ethics, and Democracy

Media Effects and Cultural Approaches to Research

Legal Controls and Freedom of Expression

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