This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Unit Iv Communication > Functions Of Mass Media – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 8 (10 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in the form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and ..... A) Keep it a secret. B) Disseminates it to the public. C) Both of the given answers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disseminates it to the public. 2. Social Media and Traditional Media both have the same reach. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. What are the purposes of communication using mass media? A) To isolate, alienate, and offend a large audience. B) To confuse, bore, and annoy a large audience. C) To misinform, deceive, and manipulate a large audience. D) To inform, entertain, persuade, and educate a large audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To inform, entertain, persuade, and educate a large audience. 4. When is it okay for a journalist to express THEIR OWN opinion or bias? A) NEVER!. B) It's okay to express their own opinions in everything they write. C) Editorials or column writing. D) When writing a "creative lead.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Editorials or column writing. 5. Which of the situations shows communication as control/regulation? A) A lecture on Subject-Verb Agreement. B) Delivering a valedictory address. C) A mother sharing the pain of not respected by her children. D) Friends getting together and enjoying each other's company. E) Telling someone to wear mask. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Telling someone to wear mask. 6. Which of the following is a purpose of a TV advertisement? A) To inform viewers about a new product. B) To educate viewers about a social issue. C) To announce a public service. D) To provide entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To inform viewers about a new product. 7. Which of the following is an example of public affairs programming? A) Reality TV shows. B) Sports programs. C) News programs. D) Cooking shows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) News programs. 8. Why is it often better to have a press release published than to get an advertisement placed? A) People don't trust advertisements. B) People are more likely to accept 'news' than they are to believe adverts. C) The press release will be more interesting. D) The press release will be a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People are more likely to accept 'news' than they are to believe adverts. 9. The mass media is used by the PR department of a company A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The central purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with A) Real information. B) Successful information. C) Complete and clear information. D) Accurate and reliable information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accurate and reliable information. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesFunctions Of Mass Media Quiz 1Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 2Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 3Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 4Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 5Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 6Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 7Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 9Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 10Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books