Practice Quiz Chapter 15

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. Libertarian theory is based on the belief that __________.

the media should publish only those works that promote libertarian ideals correct incorrect

the media play a vital role in informing citizens in a democratic society correct incorrect

the individual should be free to publish whatever she or he likes correct incorrect

the media should be publicly owned and used to further the needs of the working class correct incorrect

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. On what specific ideology is the Soviet theory of the press based?

Socialism correct incorrect

Communism correct incorrect

Communitarianism correct incorrect

Atheism correct incorrect

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. Most scholars agree that the notion of “the public” did not come about until __________.

the Middle Ages correct incorrect

the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century correct incorrect

the Industrial Revolution correct incorrect

the early twentieth century correct incorrect

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. An idealized conversational “space” in which people discuss and debate mutual interests and political issues is known as the __________.

discourse space correct incorrect

networked society correct incorrect

debating club correct incorrect

public sphere correct incorrect

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. The digital divide has two major components: technological and __________.

ethical correct incorrect

academic correct incorrect

political correct incorrect

educational correct incorrect

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. What well-known organization censored itself in order to gain access to the Chinese market?

Google correct incorrect

New York Times correct incorrect

BBC correct incorrect

Apple correct incorrect

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. __________ is a condition that occurs when a powerful foreign country dominates a domestic media market through an influx of its products.

Media ecology correct incorrect

Cultural imperialism correct incorrect

Media convergence correct incorrect

Greenwashing correct incorrect

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. Countries like __________ have become sources of relatively cheap software and computer-programming workers as well as home to database and information-processing centers.

Taiwan correct incorrect

China correct incorrect

Russia correct incorrect

India correct incorrect

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. Which geographic region has the highest number of Internet users?

North America correct incorrect

Europe correct incorrect

Asia correct incorrect

South America correct incorrect

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. Media hegemony refers to which phenomenon?

Media companies tend to control more and more of the Internet. correct incorrect

Media companies are owned by the ruling class, who propagate their worldviews to the general public. correct incorrect

The media environment accommodates a wide variety of different media types to match everyone’s interests. correct incorrect

The media do not simply report on politics but actually secretly control politics. correct incorrect