This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Communication > Political > Political Communication – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Communication Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The knowledge and information on the basis of which citizens will make their political choices must circulate freely and be available individually. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. How do the government and news organizations keep track of how the public feels about issues and candidates? A) Wire tap your phones. B) Search your computer and iPhones. C) Use of public opinion polls. D) Telephone surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use of public opinion polls. 3. What is one way that interest groups and lobbyists raise awareness of their cause? A) By conducting scientific research. B) By creating petitions and engaging in door-to-door conversations. C) By offering educational scholarships. D) By hosting sports events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By creating petitions and engaging in door-to-door conversations. 4. Which of the following is an example of media? A) A personal diary. B) A private conversation. C) A radio broadcast. D) A secret code. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A radio broadcast. 5. Determinants of voting behavior are below, except A) Voters' image of the party leadership. B) Image of party policy. C) Ability to communicate. D) 'corporate' image of the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ability to communicate. 6. The public sphere comprises in essence the communicative institutions of a society, through which facts and opinions circulate and by means of which a common stock of knowledge is built up as the basis for collective political action A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose A) Monitor. B) Impact. C) Lobbying. D) Public agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monitor. 8. A clear journalistic distancing from the opinions expressed in political debates, and a determination not to confuse the expression of opinion with the reporting of fact is a principle of A) Accuracy. B) Completeness. C) Objectivity. D) Impartiality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Objectivity. 9. What are the three ways that the media is unbalanced in how they report information? A) They are bias. B) They use symbolism. C) They use propaganda. D) All of these are ways the media is unbalanced in how they report. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are ways the media is unbalanced in how they report. 10. Journalists insert the events of political life into narrative frameworks which allow them to be told as news stories A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Availability of choice and ability of citizens to exercise that choice rationally A) Rational exercise. B) Voting participation. C) Rational choice. D) Procedure governing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rational choice. 12. Individuals can impact the government by doing which of the following? A) Voting. B) Petitioning. C) Running for office. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. Preference or opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another A) Bias. B) Public opinion polls. C) Media. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 14. The media are active in defining political "reality" through the processes of news gathering, explaining, and production. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. A person or group who acts as a protector or guardian A) Watchdog. B) Impact. C) Interest group. D) Media. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watchdog. 16. Public policies should be involving (1) official statements, (2) distribution of resources, (3) allocation of available resources, and (4) control over government. The right answers is number A) 1, 2, 3. B) 2, 3, 4. C) 1, 2, 4. D) 1, 3, 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1, 2, 3. 17. What is the main goal of media bias? A) To provide unbiased information. B) Influence public opinion or promote a particular agenda. C) To entertain the audience. D) To educate the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Influence public opinion or promote a particular agenda. 18. What is the goal of the Bandwagon propaganda technique? A) To make the viewer feel isolated and alone. B) To make the viewer feel like everyone is using a product or voting for a particular candidate, so they should too. C) To provide clear evidence for why a product or candidate is superior. D) To use statistics and facts to convince the viewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make the viewer feel like everyone is using a product or voting for a particular candidate, so they should too. 19. Which of the following is an example of a propaganda technique? A) Name-calling. B) Rhetorical question. C) Logical fallacy. D) Bandwagon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name-calling. 20. The Chancellor according to Germany political system is mentioned below, except for ..... A) The Head of government. B) Voted by the members of Bundesrat. C) Serve for every 4 years. D) Propose by the President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voted by the members of Bundesrat. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCommunication QuizzesPolitical Communication Quiz 1Political Communication Quiz 3Political Communication Quiz 4Political Communication Quiz 5Political Communication Quiz 6Political Communication Quiz 7Political Communication Quiz 8Political Communication Quiz 9Political Communication Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books