Test your basic knowledge |

Media Literacy

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. _______________ are societal changes that occur over a long period of time.






2. What is localism?






3. Although African Americans are represented on television & portrayals rarely include....






4. After regularly consuming media & if you believe that the world is a mean place & you are experiencing what type of effect?






5. What are the six baseline influencing factors?






6. What did the Communications Act of 1934 require?






7. Like media programming companies & advertising agencies are also...






8. Name the two types of process effects?






9. Playing interactive video games & particularly MMORPGs...






10. When people 'blame the media' for causing a tragic event & they are not taking into account all the factors that influence behavior and are not making...






11. Give an example of the cognitive complexity of content






12. What did the Communications Act of 1934 require?






13. The video industry has 'a good deal of vertical integration'. What does this mean?






14. In order to become media literate in interactive media & what do we need to establish?






15. When does invisible stereotyping occur?






16. What does the term telescoping refer to?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


17. What is our personal locus made up of?






18. The intended effects of ads include what?






19. what three forces shape the development of interactive media?






20. Example: after Dennis went to see a movie about The Holocaust & he became very sad about how inhumane man can be. What is this an example of?






21. When does a digital game player get deeply immersed in the game and loses all track of time and place?






22. The internet is considered a viral spiral because it _________ innovation due to its network structure






23. What is a mystery?






24. The business trend to consolidate has grown stronger than the government's impulse to...






25. What is telescoping?






26. What are the six baseline influencing factors?






27. What is the ability to memorize facts?






28. What was significant about the Communications Act 1934?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


29. according to the textbook & which occupation is the most prevalent in the television world?






30. When a digital game has been designed well & it delivers an experience to players through what?






31. What is efficiency?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


32. What is a physiological effect?






33. What ethnicity is overrepresented on tv?






34. what types of audiences have marketers of digital games identified as?






35. If you watch an action packed movie and your heart races & you are experiencing what type of emotion?






36. What is the natural ability to distinguish the singal and the noise in any message?






37. ______ are the influences we experience constantly from our exposure to media messages?






38. There is a trend of ______________ of ownership in the media






39. Example: Jacob played a video game of crime life. He then joined a gang and pulled a knife on a police officer. What is this an example of?






40. ______ are the influences we experience constantly from our exposure to media messages?






41. Give an example of the content of messages






42. What eliminated the legal barrier to competition across markets?






43. example: when Ryan listened to patriotic music & he got shivers up his spine. This is an example of what?






44. What is the long-term behavioral effect?






45. What percent of a typical newspaper is advertising?






46. Every day & our baseline of media effects what?






47. according to the textbook & which occupation is the most prevalent in the television world?






48. What are the two competing values?






49. What is one of the characteristics that differentiate mass media games or video games from other mass media?






50. Explain localism






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests