This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Media > Politics > Media And Politics – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Media And Politics Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties? A) Interest groups have more members than political parties. B) Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern. C) Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office. D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues. 2. What is the most persistent bias in the news media? A) Conflict and scandal. B) Liberal ideology. C) Conservative ideology. D) Positive news stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conflict and scandal. 3. Explain the concept of agenda-setting and its role in media's influence on public opinion. A) Agenda-setting is the theory that the media can only influence public opinion through advertising and marketing tactics. B) Agenda-setting is the theory that the media can influence public opinion by determining what issues and topics are important and should be discussed. C) Agenda-setting is the theory that the media has no influence on public opinion. D) Agenda-setting is the theory that public opinion determines what issues and topics the media should discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agenda-setting is the theory that the media can influence public opinion by determining what issues and topics are important and should be discussed. 4. What is the definition of "Organization" ? A) A group that works together to achieve a goal. B) A means of communicating to a large number of people. C) A survey of random people meant to evaluate opinions on a certain topic. D) A matter on which there are two or more viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group that works together to achieve a goal. 5. Which statement would best describe the U.S. political system? A) One party system. B) Several party system. C) Main party system with third parties. D) Two party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two party system. 6. What are the advantages of social media in political campaigns? A) Advantages of social media in political campaigns include reaching a larger audience, direct engagement with voters, real-time feedback, targeted messaging, and personalization. B) Social media is too impersonal for political messaging. C) Social media only reaches a small audience. D) Social media has no impact on political campaigns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Advantages of social media in political campaigns include reaching a larger audience, direct engagement with voters, real-time feedback, targeted messaging, and personalization. 7. In democracy, almost all citizens get their news and information from the media. Media shape how we interpret and observe political information, such as election coverage and other political events. In democracy, the media play an important role in the campaign and election processes. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 8. Moeller (2009) states that citizen journalism could be identified by its other terms such as citizen media, public journalism and A) Digital journalism. B) Participatory journalism. C) Online journalism. D) New journalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participatory journalism. 9. What is the primary concern about press releases from politicians? A) They are certain to be biased. B) They are less informative due to short news stories. C) They are primarily financed by advertising. D) They are misleading when reported as straight news. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are certain to be biased. 10. Radio Advertisement:(A loud scream is heard), the announcer says:Call 1-800-Be-Safe today and have a new home security system installed to protect you and your family from crime! A) Plain folks. B) Transfer technique. C) Fear. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear. 11. Social networking sites are what? A) Are obsolete. B) Are as popular now as they were back then. C) Becoming less popular over time. D) Becoming more popular over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Becoming more popular over time. 12. What is the primary factor that influences the news media? A) Advertisers. B) Consumers of news. C) Journalists. D) Politicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers of news. 13. Discuss the role of social media in shaping policy and political discourse. A) Social media has no impact on policy and political discourse. B) Social media is a distraction and has no real influence on policy and political discourse. C) Social media only amplifies existing political beliefs and does not shape policy. D) Social media shapes policy and political discourse by facilitating communication, information sharing, and public engagement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social media shapes policy and political discourse by facilitating communication, information sharing, and public engagement. 14. The development of citizen journalism has a lot to do with awareness in A) Free internet. B) Data storage. C) Uses and gratification. D) Freedom of expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom of expression. 15. The Federal Communications Commission A) Regulates the ownership of radio and television stations. B) Ensures that television news is unbiased. C) Develops the technology used by radio, television, and the Internet. D) All the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulates the ownership of radio and television stations. 16. How can individuals use social media to promote political activism? A) Individuals can use social media to promote political activism by posting personal photos and updates. B) Individuals can use social media to promote political activism by ignoring political issues and focusing on personal interests. C) Individuals can use social media to promote political activism by sharing information and news about political issues, organizing online campaigns and petitions, engaging in discussions and debates, and mobilizing others to take action. D) Individuals can use social media to promote political activism by spreading misinformation and fake news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individuals can use social media to promote political activism by sharing information and news about political issues, organizing online campaigns and petitions, engaging in discussions and debates, and mobilizing others to take action. 17. What role does the media act as for government and politicians? A) Yes Men. B) Watchdog. C) Linkage Institution. D) 'Sad'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watchdog. 18. What is the primary factor influencing the news related to politicians? A) The consumers of news. B) The advertisers who finance the news organizations. C) The source of political news from politicians themselves. D) Journalists who report and interpret the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The source of political news from politicians themselves. 19. What is the main concern about news tailored to specific groups of people? A) It reaches a good cross-section of Americans. B) It covers all issues equally. C) It provides unbiased news to all groups. D) Certain segments of the population and their concerns are under-reported. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Certain segments of the population and their concerns are under-reported. 20. What are the four types of media? A) Written, spoken, sought, read. B) Print, radio, television, web. C) Paper, station, channel, site. D) Ink, waves, static, surf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Print, radio, television, web. 21. What is the primary drawback of television as a source of political information? A) It is not commercially supported. B) It reaches fewer Americans than any other form of media. C) It is less informative due to short news stories. D) It is biased towards liberal political ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is less informative due to short news stories. 22. What is a press release in the context of media and politics? A) A news story with minimal revisions. B) A detailed news story. C) A story written by politicians released to the press. D) A disclosure of confidential information to a journalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A story written by politicians released to the press. 23. Explain the concept of media ownership and its impact on the media's role in politics. A) Media ownership results in increased diversity of viewpoints. B) Media ownership can impact the media's role in politics by leading to biased reporting, censorship, and limited diversity of viewpoints. C) Media ownership leads to more objective reporting. D) Media ownership has no impact on the media's role in politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Media ownership can impact the media's role in politics by leading to biased reporting, censorship, and limited diversity of viewpoints. 24. Among the significant events in the development and recognition of citizen journalism which received much attention from the mainstream media in recent time was during the London Bombing on 7 July 2055 and A) 2012 Iranian Election. B) 2009 Iranian Election. C) 2019 Iranian Election. D) 2006 Iranian Election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2009 Iranian Election. 25. What is a serious complaint about broadcast and print journalism? A) They are less informative due to short news stories. B) They have an incentive not to report on stories critical of their parent organizations or advertisers. C) They have a bias towards conflict and scandal. D) They are primarily financed by advertising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have an incentive not to report on stories critical of their parent organizations or advertisers. 26. What is the primary factor that influences the news according to the text? A) Journalists. B) Politicians. C) Consumers of news. D) Advertisers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Journalists. 27. What is the definition of "Media" ? A) A means of communicating to a large number of people. B) A survey of random people meant to evaluate opinions on a certain topic. C) A group that works together to achieve a goal. D) A matter on which there are two or more viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A means of communicating to a large number of people. 28. Television Advertisement:Get all of your stains out by using new and improved Ultra Suds and wash your blues away! A) Bandwagon. B) Testimonial. C) Glittering generalities. D) Name calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glittering generalities. 29. What feature defines a tabloid? A) Long articles. B) Few images. C) Big headlines. D) Focus on content. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big headlines. 30. Democracy requires that citizens be informed because they must be able to make educated voting choices. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMedia QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesMedia And Politics Quiz 1Media And Politics Quiz 2Media And Politics Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books