Functions Of Mass Media Quiz 9 (10 MCQs)

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1. The five functions of communication are regulation/control, social interaction, motivation, information, and emotional expression.

Correct Answer: A) True.

2. Which function of communication is served when people's feelings are being invoked?

Correct Answer: A) Emotional expression.

3. Why is the TV considered a simplex downlink?

Correct Answer: B) It does not talk back.

4. Journalists publish human interest stories to keep the reader's mind off his troubles and to help make life bearable.

Correct Answer: D) Entertainment Function.

5. Techniques used in commercials usually include the following EXCEPT:

Correct Answer: D) Confusing message.

6. News is break from a normal flow of events, an interruption of the unexpected.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. Which of these do good journalists NOT want to do?

Correct Answer: C) Give their opinion on whether a current event is a good thing.

8. News ..... us information about our current situation.

Correct Answer: B) Gives.

9. Ms. alegre commented all her students for getting good grades. How does language function here?

Correct Answer: B) Motivation.

10. People think journalism is important because it tells the story of the world around us.

Correct Answer: A) True.