Chapter 2 Practice Quiz

. One definition of the term culture is ________.

a general process of intellectual, spiritual, and aesthetic development

the body of institutions and relationships within which a large group of people lives

painting

All of the above

. Which of the following is NOT a concern about foreign media in Canada?

By consuming foreign media products, Canadians will know more about foreign societies and cultures than their own.

Foreign media will overrun local or national media.

Less than 5 percent of films screened in Canada are Canadian.

Foreign media products are typically lower quality than Canadian products.

. The Enlightenment was distinguished by an intellectual approach based on ________.

a scientific perspective

a rational perspective

religion

Both a and b

. During the industrialization of Western society, photography helped maintain the bonds of ________.

community, family, and personal life

business and the economy

entertainment and leisure

political life

. New forms of communication, such as the ________, provided vehicles for coordinating buyers and sellers, workers and employers, and governments and citizens.

telegraph

newspaper

telephone

photograph

. The Industrial Revolution resulted in ________.

urbanization

emphasis on the nuclear family

distinctions between work and leisure time

All of the above

. Libertarians believe that ________.

the media should be in the hands of private citizens

all human rights and freedoms are equal

freedom of speech is the most important human right

Both a and c

. The mass society thesis suggests that _______ as a result of the change from agricultural to industrial ways of life.

people are more isolated

there is a strengthening of social order

people are less susceptible to manipulation

None of the above

. Social responsibility theory most accurately applies to ________.

USA

Canada

Europe

Both b and c

. The term "political economy" is typically associated with which social theorist?

Karl Marx

Benedict Anderson

John Locke

None of the above

. The development of the Canadian media has been shaped by ________.

the size of the country

bilingualism

the sparse population

All of the above

. Canadian culture includes regional differences as well as elements of ________ groups.

Aboriginal

the Prairies

immigrant groups

Both a and c

. Under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, Canada's National Policy (1879) did not include ________.

a tariff to limit goods from Britain and the US

the creation of a national newspaper

the building of a transcontinental railway

efforts to entice immigrants to settle the prairies

. In an attempt to strengthen Canadian culture, the federal government has undertaken policy measures in the field of ________.

film

broadcasting

newspapers

All of the above

. Canadian government investment in communications has traditionally stressed ________.

telecommunications transmission and technology

media content

culture

film and television

. Concerns regarding Canadian media ownership and content include ________.

the threat that French-Canadian media poses to English speaking culture

the threat that foreign media will overrun local media

the threat to family structure that media content poses

None of the above

. Media policy in Canada is driven by the concern that ________.

without it, foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media

Canadians do not have enough choice in international media products

American media products are inherently better than their Canadian counterparts

Both a and b

. One of the drivers of media policy in Canada is the concern that without it foreign media may eclipse or overwhelm Canadian media.

True

False

. Polls often find that Canadians often know more about US history and government than about Canadian history and government.

True

False

. As people moved into cities and towns and took up industrial ways of life, they starting going to the movies.

True

False

. Increased literacy rates had little impact on political and social change.

True

False

. The telephone built upon and enhanced the economic relations created by the telegraph.

True

False

. Photography played an important part in maintaining strong family relationships in the wake of the changes in family structure that occurred following the Industrial Revolution.

True

False

. From their inception, newspapers enjoyed widespread freedom of the press.

True

False

. Social responsibility theory is the most common way of understanding the political role of the Canadian media.

True

False

. Libertarians deny people the freedom to say whatever they wish, including hate speech.

True

False

. Marx believed that modern capitalism transformed all aspects of life.

True

False

. One of the main problems with the social responsibility perspective on media is that it is elitist.

True

False

. Economies of scale have little to do with the operation of the media in Canada.

True

False

. Sir John A. Macdonald and his government had the CPR built primarily to ensure the flow of information across the country.

True

False

. With the exception of the CBC, broadcasters have generally been more interested in importing and distributing foreign programming than creating Canadian programs.

True

False

. The main reason the Canadian government normally gives for investing in the infrastructure to support new media is that it creates jobs.

True

False

. The flow of Canadian media products to the US is about the same as the flow of US products to Canada.

True

False

. Quebec-made television dominates the schedule in Ontario.

True

False

. Canada's modern communications system is historically rooted in transportation.

True

False

. Modern media practices tend to challenge existing social relations of political and economic power rather than support them.

True

False

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