Question 1

Which of these is the longest running prime-time animated cartoon ever developed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sponge Bob Square Pants 
B)  Family Guy 
C)  The Simpsons 
D)  None of the above

Question 2

Radio and television industries in Latin America are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Government ownership or control 
B)  Private ownership or control 
C)  Heavy regulations 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  Both B and C

Question 3

Latin American media is characterized by the prevalence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish language and American syndicated television series 
B)  American syndicated television series and Hollywood films 
C)  The Spanish language and the encroachment of the English language 
D)  The Spanish language and telenovelas 
E)  American syndicated television series and telenovelas

Question 4

Which of these nations have at one time withdrawn from UNESCO?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada 
B)  United Kingdom 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Spain 
E)  Russia

Question 5

Which of these refers to the cultural, economic, political, social, and technical analysis of communication patterns and effects across and between nation-states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Telecommunications systems 
B)  Trans American communication 
C)  Intercultural communication 
D)  International communication

Question 6

The U.S. is a peripheral nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the post-Cold War era, US embassies focused on trade and the expansion of US exports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

NWICO's ultimate goal was a restructured system of media and telecommunication priorities in order for Western nations to maintain influence over international media, information, economic, cultural, and political systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are telenovelas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin American remakes of Hollywood films 
B)  Latin America's major television broadcasters 
C)  Latin America's major radio stations 
D)  Spanish soap operas 
E)  Guidelines and regulations for media in Latin America

Question 10

Immanuel Wallerstein was the first foreign war correspondent

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first war correspondent emerged during:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Crimean War 
B)  The Civil War 
C)  World War I 
D)  World War II 
E)  The Gulf War

Question 12

Prior to 9/11, much of the literature on network television news focused on the preponderance of bad news.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What are the "Four eras of global colonialism"?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the "Four eras of global...

Question 14

A defining characteristic of the peripheral zone is the agrarian nature of its economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was central to exposing the Abu Ghraib scandal?

Accepted Answer

A)  The BBC 
B)  CNN 
C)  Cell phones 
D)  The Internet 
E)  Dan Rather

Question 16

The phenomenon in which large numbers of foreign correspondents descend by the planeload on international scenes of conflict or natural disasters is referred to as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The CNN effect 
B)  The paparazzi syndrome 
C)  Parachute journalism 
D)  Mass effect 
E)  Concentrated journalism

Question 17

Name three of the five barriers to the development of media in Latin America, as outlined by Hughes & Lawson.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Name three of the five barriers to...

Question 18

Latin American academics openly embraced North American media models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The post-9/11 media environment was dominated by a great deal of sympathy for the position and activities of the Bush administration in the US media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Latin American newspapers are still a substantially growing market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Global Communication: Background

Which of these is the longest running prime-time animated cartoon ever developed?

Radio and television industries in Latin America are characterized by:

Latin American media is characterized by the prevalence of:

Which of these nations have at one time withdrawn from UNESCO?

Which of these refers to the cultural, economic, political, social, and technical analysis of communication patterns and effects across and between nation-states?

The U.S. is a peripheral nation.

In the post-Cold War era, US embassies focused on trade and the expansion of US exports.

NWICO's ultimate goal was a restructured system of media and telecommunication priorities in order for Western nations to maintain influence over international media, information, economic, cultural, and political systems.

What are telenovelas?

Immanuel Wallerstein was the first foreign war correspondent

The first war correspondent emerged during:

Prior to 9/11, much of the literature on network television news focused on the preponderance of bad news.

What are the "Four eras of global colonialism"?

A defining characteristic of the peripheral zone is the agrarian nature of its economies.

Which of the following was central to exposing the Abu Ghraib scandal?

The phenomenon in which large numbers of foreign correspondents descend by the planeload on international scenes of conflict or natural disasters is referred to as what?

Name three of the five barriers to the development of media in Latin America, as outlined by Hughes & Lawson.

Latin American academics openly embraced North American media models.

The post-9/11 media environment was dominated by a great deal of sympathy for the position and activities of the Bush administration in the US media.

Latin American newspapers are still a substantially growing market.