Deck 13: The Turbulent 20s: Covid-19 and the Media

Question 1

The pandemic put a spotlight on

A) How well prepared we are for health emergencies.
B) The need to take special care in a pandemic with respect to vulnerable populations with an emphasis on the chronically ill and the elderly.
C) How unimportant communication channels are for overall control of a pandemic.
D) None of these are true.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which factors served to increase deaths from the pandemic?

A) Easing restrictions for travel and quarantining too soon.
B) "Pandemic fatigue" and people's inability to maintain precautions against disease.
C) Spread of disinformation about the pandemic.
D) All of these are true.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The increased psychological effort to maintain eye contact during communication, while looking at oneself over a long period of time while sitting in one spot for hours has been called

A) Zoom fatigue
B) Media convergence
C) The fear factor
D) Parasocial communication

Answer 3

A

Question 4

As a result of the pandemic, media became an important factor in

A) Education
B) Social life
C) Religious expression
D) Acquiring essential food and other products
E) All of these are true.

Question 5

Social justice inequities became important factors

A) In the distribution of vaccines
B) In keeping minority groups out of the workforce
C) In the spread of disinformation
D) None of these are true.

Question 6

What factors contributed to the spread of COVID-19?

A) Crowded living conditions for those most at risk.
B) Lack of monitoring of our food and water.
C) Travel restrictions
D) All of these were factors.

Question 7

What did the World Health Organization identify as the primary source of the massive "infodemic" of fake news about COVID-19?

A) Doctors and Hospitals
B) Social media
C) Government web sites
D) None of these were the source

Question 8

What increased stressors were present during the "stay at home" order during the pandemic?

A) Parents had no access to childcare and had to care for children themselves.
B) Boundaries between work and home life became blurred.
C) Home schooling created added challenges for working parents.
D) All of these were stressors.

Question 9

Which company became the hottest videoconferencing service of the pandemic?

A) Uber
B) Skype
C) Instagram
D) Zoom

Question 10

Events where organizers flouted CDC recommendations and met in person, often without masks or social distancing, were called

A) Mega conferences
B) Super Spread events
C) Collaborative events
D) Health care protests

Question 11

A factor in the United States' inability to control the spread of COVID19 was

A) Lack of funding
B) Lack of media on the event
C) COVID-19 being turned into a political issue
D) Lack of cooperation among states.

Question 12

A factor that contributed to increased deaths from COVID was

A) Refusal to wear masks.
B) Refusing the vaccine
C) Refusing to Social Distance
D) All of these were factors

Question 13

Sensory messages coupled together during learning is referred to as

A) Information Processing
B) Synesthesia
C) Sensory overload
D) None of these is true

Question 14

Consistent with _____________, advertisers marketed to the need to feel in control by encouraging consumers to shift their buying of essential products to online providers and personal shoppers.

A) Social Cognitive Theory
B) Information Processing Theory
C) Cultivation Theory
D) Self-Determination Theory

Question 15

Advertising messages during COVID-19

A) Stayed pretty much the same
B) Appealed more to older consumers
C) Changed the narrative of brands according to the message to stay at home, wear a mask and support the economy.
D) None of these is true.