This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Media > Politics > Media And Politics – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Media And Politics Quiz 4 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of propaganda uses negative words or feelings against an idea, product or person? A) Name calling. B) Transfer. C) Glittering generalities. D) Snob appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name calling. 2. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which the media affect politics? A) By providing information on both parties. B) By contributing to election campaign funds. C) By focusing public attention on particular issues. D) By providing in-depth coverage of national issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By contributing to election campaign funds. 3. Which voting amendment extended suffrage to 18 year olds? A) 19th. B) Show. C) 26th. D) 18th. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26th. 4. The workshop organized by MalaysiaKini was a brainchild of the CEO of Malaysiakini news portal known as A) Premesh Chindran. B) Premesh Chandran. C) Pramesh Chandran. D) Premesh Chandren. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Premesh Chandran. 5. A technique that is designed to send the message that a product or person is "just like you." A) Transfer. B) Testimonial. C) Tricks of the Trade. D) Plain Folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plain Folks. 6. The technique always shows the subject of the message in a positive light, but provides little or no information. A) Testimonial. B) Transfer. C) Plain Folks. D) Glittering Generality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glittering Generality. 7. How can the media provide oversight and checks on the political system? A) By ignoring political scandals and corruption. B) By conducting investigative journalism, fact-checking political statements, holding politicians accountable through reporting, and providing a platform for public discourse and debate. C) By promoting biased reporting and favoring certain political parties. D) By spreading misinformation and propaganda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By conducting investigative journalism, fact-checking political statements, holding politicians accountable through reporting, and providing a platform for public discourse and debate. 8. By 2010, what did most MPs have? A) Their own website. B) Their own newspaper. C) Their own twitter account. D) Their own Instagram account. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their own website. 9. Which comes last? A) Industrial Age. B) Electronic Age. C) Information Age. D) Prehistoric Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Information Age. 10. The media plays a common-carrier role by providing a line of communication between the government and the people A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. The technique that uses your feelings about one thing to get you to feel the same way about something else. A) Card Stacking. B) Transfer. C) Glittering Generality. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transfer. 12. How does social media impact political campaigns? A) Social media has no impact on political campaigns. B) Social media allows candidates to reach a larger audience, engage with voters directly, and spread their message quickly and efficiently. C) Social media spreads misinformation and hinders political campaigns. D) Social media only reaches a small audience and does not engage with voters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social media allows candidates to reach a larger audience, engage with voters directly, and spread their message quickly and efficiently. 13. What is MOST true regarding people using social media for political purposes? A) We tend to argue with other views on Facebook. B) Social media has only helped politics, and has never hurt it. C) It has helped conservatives and liberals come together. D) We tend to only read things that back up our opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We tend to only read things that back up our opinions. 14. What is a leak in the context of the media and politics? A) A biased news story reported as straight news. B) A disclosure of confidential information to a journalist. C) A disclosure of confidential information to a news organization. D) A story written by politicians released to the press. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A disclosure of confidential information to a journalist. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesMedia QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesMedia And Politics Quiz 1Media And Politics Quiz 2Media And Politics Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books