Chapter 11 Chapter Exam

. 1. The media's ability to influence how the public perceives politicians and candidates by way of its own evaluation techniques is known as

a. Agenda setting.

b. Framing.

c. Priming.

d. All of the above.

. 2. The media's ability to shape how viewers interpret political events and issues is known as

a. Agenda setting.

b. Framing.

c. Priming.

d. All of the above.

. 3. The media's ability or power to influence the importance the public places on issues is known as

a. Agenda setting.

b. Framing.

c. Priming.

d. All of the above.

. 4. The ___________ refers to newspapers and other forms of media geared toward specific racial and ethnic minority groups.

a. penny press

b. yellow press

c. parallel press

d. None of the above.

. 5. The influence of ___________ is increasing the most quickly among the various media options.

a. newspapers

b. weekly magazines

c. television

d. the Internet

. 6. The _________ was the first major social movement that was televised.

a. Civil rights movement.

b. Chicano movement.

c. LGBTQ movement.

d. Women's rights movement.

. 7. People tune in to faux-news comedy programs, such as The Daily Show, to

a. Get a satirical take on the social, economic, and political issues of the day.

b. Obtain significant analysis of recent political happenings.

c. Both of the above.

d. Neither of the above.

. 8. On the whole, racial minorities continued to be _________ in the media industry.

a. Equally represented.

b. Overrepresented.

c. Underrepresented.

d. Unrepresented.

. 9. On the whole, the most important aspect of the media is that it is

a. A source of entertainment.

b. A business.

c. A source of rumors.

d. All of the above.

. 10. Media professionals and journalists

a. Are able to completely rid themselves of bias for their jobs.

b. Often attempt to set aside their bias while doing their jobs.

c. Both of the above.

d. Neither of the above.

. 11. Racial and ethnic minority political candidates are

a. More likely than White political candidates to be covered by the media.

b. Equally likely as White political candidates to be covered by the media.

c. Less likely than White political candidates to be covered by the media.

d. Extremely rarely covered by the media.

. 12. The White House press secretary is

a. Responsible for conducting daily briefings with members of the media.

b. Responsible for covering the president and key executive branch officials.

c. Responsible for directly interviewing the president once a week.

d. All of the above.

. 13. The White House press corps is

a. Responsible for conducting daily briefings with members of the media.

b. Responsible for covering the president and key executive branch officials.

c. Responsible for directly interviewing the president once a week.

d. All of the above.

. 14. Prior restraint refers to

a. Government attempts to censor the press by preventing the publication of apparently objectionable material.

b. Government attempts to censor the press by arresting anyone attempting to publish libel concerning the government.

c. Government attempts to censor the press by preventing the publication of libel.

d. None of the above.

. 15. As they conduct the business of their professions, the civil liberties of journalists who are not accused of wrongdoing are protected by the _____ amendment.

a. First.

b. Fourth.

c. Tenth.

d. a and b.

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