Practice Quiz Chapter 05

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. __________ have switched from cable or other connections to Internet-delivered TV.

a. Cord-nevers correct incorrect

b. Cord-cutters correct incorrect

c. Millennials correct incorrect

d. Multitaskers correct incorrect

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. Which early type of photography that created a positive image on a metal plate was named after a French inventor?

a. Daguerreotype correct incorrect

b. Lumierescope correct incorrect

c. Kinetoscope correct incorrect

d. Cinematographe correct incorrect

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. What is a camera obscura?

a. A special lens correct incorrect

b. A particular type of film correct incorrect

c. A dark box or room with a small hole in it that allows an inverted image of an outside scene to be shown on the opposite inner wall correct incorrect

d. An early photography device that produced distorted images correct incorrect

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. The Lumiere brothers did not think that movies would ever become popular because they believed __________.

a. people could not sit patiently for a long time correct incorrect

b. the costs of producing and distributing movies were too high correct incorrect

c. the novelty of viewing moving images on a screen that could be seen by walking outside would eventually wear off correct incorrect

d. the admission costs were too high for most people to attend movies correct incorrect

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. The Kinetoscope, a ''peepshow'' precursor to the motion picture viewer, was invented by __________.

a. George Eastman correct incorrect

b. Eadweard Muybridge correct incorrect

c. Thomas Edison correct incorrect

d. Mathew Brady correct incorrect

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. Which two main types of flat-panel displays for televisions have gradually overtaken the cathode ray tube (CRT) television?

a. Liquid crystal (LCD) and plasma displays correct incorrect

b. DTV and HDTV correct incorrect

c. MSNBC and CNN correct incorrect

d. 3D and 4K correct incorrect

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. Which form of TV distribution do many Millennials prefer?

a. Broadcasting correct incorrect

b. Cable correct incorrect

c. Direct-to-home satellite correct incorrect

d. Internet correct incorrect

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. The first cable television systems, called Community Antenna Television (CATV), were built non-commercially in what year?

a. 1894 correct incorrect

b. 1980 correct incorrect

c. 1948 correct incorrect

d. 1965 correct incorrect

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. The primary function of movies is to __________.

a. entertain correct incorrect

b. document history correct incorrect

c. educate correct incorrect

d. market goods and services correct incorrect

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. Why are reality TV shows much cheaper to produce than other types of TV shows, such as dramatic series or comedies?

a. The production companies use low-end equipment and minimal production crews. correct incorrect

b. They are actually not cheaper to produce, but the fact that they are popular brings in more advertising revenue than other shows. correct incorrect

c. Writers and other participants in the shows are not paid standard union wages. correct incorrect

d. The shows are shot on location, without using constructed sets or studios. correct incorrect