Deck 21: Media and Society

Question 1

The process of media production is interconnected with social, political and

A)medical factors
B)religious factors
C)educational factors
D)economic factors

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Facebook was founded as a students' project in

A)2002
B)1991
C)2006
D)2004

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Net activism happens when users select organisations

A)to' like' and 'follow'
B)to 'dislike' and 'unfollow'
C)to spread hatred
D)to spread rumours

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The expansive and pervasive reach of modern day messages is referred to as

A)telegrams
B)telephonic messages
C)mass media
D)technology

Question 5

The television, radio and the Internet are tools of

A)medicine
B)teaching
C)mass media
D)technology

Question 6

The term media commonly refers to the profession of

A)lecturing
B)journalism
C)nursing
D)teaching

Question 7

Mass media aims to reach large audiences

A)with face-to-face contact
B)without face-to-face contact
C)group contact
D)team contact

Question 8

Two websites that potentially allow users to present the self to people are

A)YouTube.com and Dojo.com
B)Dojo.com and Wikipedia.com
C)YouTube.com and Tripadvisor.com
D)YouTube.com and Facebook.com

Question 9

According to Giddens, compression of space and time is referred to as

A)virtual reality
B)physical reality
C)legal reality
D)histocial reality

Question 10

Which messaging service is very popular in South Africa?

A)Messenger
B)WhatsApp
C)Mixit
D)Viber

Question 11

Mass media are a

A)secondary agent of socialisation
B)primary agent of socialisation
C)tertiary agent of socialisation
D)primary agent of socialisation

Question 12

One famous movement on socio-economic inequalities that spread to Hong Kong

A)the Occupy Movement
B)the Occupy Wall Street Movement
C)the Umbrella Movement
D)the Social Movement

Question 13

Interactive social relationships using mediated technologies is called

A)talking
B)cheering
C)clapping
D)social networking

Question 14

Analysing cultural texts and artefacts is called

A)the circuit of religion
B)the circuit of education
C)the circuit of politics
D)the circuit of culture

Question 15

In bringing us stories ordinary people become

A)crime journalists
B)science journalists
C)'citizen' journallists
D)medical journalists

Question 16

Twitter handles and hashtags are now important to any

A)political movement
B)social movement
C)religious movement
D)educational movement

Question 17

Social media usage can benefit

A)politicians
B)managers
C)workers
D)customers

Question 18

The forerunner to digital technology is

A)the telegram
B)the Internet
C)the telephone
D)the printed matter

Question 19

Representation is a social process of

A)meaning-making
B)working
C)assimilation
D)representation

Question 20

Mass media also includes information distributed via

A)mediated technologies
B)medical technology
C)shorthand
D)telegrams

Question 21

The South African press is regulated by a

A)press ombudsman
B)banking service ombudsman
C)consumer goods ombudsman
D)credit ombudsman

Question 22

A free and independent press without government control is referred to as

A)an authoritarian media system
B)a totalitarian media system
C)a conventional media system
D)a libertarian media system

Question 23

A network of computers used everywhere today is referred as the internet.

Question 24

The South African media aims to promote

A)a musical identity
B)a South African or national identity
C)a cultural identity
D)a religious identity

Question 25

The control of the state over society or a group of people is referred to as

A)hegemony
B)liberation
C)freedom
D)solidarity

Question 26

The most common form of mass communication in South Africa is

A)the internet
B)the telephone
C)the radio
D)newspaper

Question 27

That which is not part of the mainstream press group is referred to as

A)traditional press
B)conventional press
C)alternative press
D)run-of-the-mill press

Question 28

SABC 3 is regarded as a

A)private broadcasting channel
B)public commercial channel
C)subscription channel
D)community channel

Question 29

South Africa also has a history of alternative publications and websites which media diversity and

A)pluralism
B)uniformity
C)oneness
D)homogenity

Question 30

South Africa has a mix of state-owned and

A)municipal media
B)independent media
C)civil media
D)federal media

Question 31

The public broadcaster must make services available in

A)all the official languages
B)in one of the of official languages
C)in English
D)in Sepedi

Question 32

South Africa broadcasting is

A)two-tiered
B)four-tiered
C)three-tiered
D)five-tiered

Question 33

Mass media are a primary agent of socialisation.

Question 34

Digital media is not part of mass media.

Question 35

Subscription channel is arguably dominated by

A)Multichoice's DSTV
B)Telkom Media
C)Top TV
D)One Media

Question 36

Intertextuality refers to the ways in which texts refer to

A)people
B)other texts
C)group
D)media

Question 37

Mass media technologies do not include film and television.

Question 38

The concept of ownership of the media relates mainly to the state's relationship with the

A)people
B)medical fraternity
C)politicians
D)media

Question 39

The ICASA was established to regulate

A)broadcasting and telecommunications in the public's interest
B)public enterprises
C)aviation industry
D)traditional governance

Question 40

The ICASA's mandate includes providing

A)South African music
B)US programmes
C)UK programmes
D)local television content and South African music

Question 41

The internet connects people across time and space.

Question 42

According to Section 10 of the Broadcasting Act (1999), the public broadcaster must (amongst others) reflect unity and diverse cultural and multilingual nature of South Africa.

Question 43

ICASA is not mandated to ensure that South Africa promotes a diverse range of sound and television broadcasting services.

Question 44

Public, community and commercial broadcasting is part of South African media history.

Question 45

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are all part of social networking sites.

Question 46

The media disseminate meanings and messages

Question 47

The Press Code came into operation in 2016.

Question 48

The South African is regulated by a press ombudsman.

Question 49

Tabloids operate as an 'alternative public sphere'.

Question 50

In democracies, press is often self-regulated.

Question 51

The alternative press is not part of the mainstream press groups.

Question 52

Social networking is when people connect instantaneously via the internet across vast distances.

Question 53

The Occupy Wall Street focused on socio-economic inequalities as well as corporate greed and corruption.

Question 54

Watching television is a meaning-making process.

Question 55

'Like' and 'follow' are not part of 'net activism'.

Question 56

Social media and social networking has not facilitated democratic engagement and political participation.

Question 57

The DSTV platform includes a range of television and radio bouquets.

Question 58

Radio does not remain the most common form of mass communication in South Africa.

Question 59

Virtual reality means people have to be in the same area to communicate.

Question 60

The process of media production and consumption is not interconnected social, economic and political factors.

Question 61

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

Question 62

David Kirkpatrick is the author of the book The Facebook Effect.

Question 63

There are no theoretical approaches to understanding the media and society.

Question 64

Studies do not show that television can function as an important educational tool.

Question 65

In 2013 the Press Code came into being.