Journalism Test 1
20 Questions
| Attempts: 309
This quiz deals with journalism history, news elements, and ethics.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The first newspaper in the colonies with the New York Times.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
It was Public OccurencesRate this question:
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- 2.
The Fourth Amendment insures freedom of the press.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
The First Amendment deals with freedom of the press.Rate this question:
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- 3.
The First Amendment insures freedom of religion.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
Objectivity means you should stick to facts and not opinions.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
Defamation is anything designed to make someone look bad.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 6.
Individuals cannot be defamed through a Web page.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 7.
Censorship means that newspapers and Web pages many not be published without prior approval.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 8.
When you are stating the sky is often blue you are stating an opinion.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
You are stating a fact.Rate this question:
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- 9.
Yesterday Obama said at a press conference that he has done a good job as president. This is a fact.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
It is a fact that he said it.Rate this question:
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- 10.
Yesterday New Caney defeated Porter in football by a score of 21-20 in a great game. This sentence would be an acceptable news lead (First paragraph).
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
It contains opinion.Rate this question:
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- 11.
A man was shot coming out of a Walmart store. The news element associated with this story is "Consequence".
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
It would be confict.Rate this question:
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- 12.
The president is coming to Texas. A news element associated with this story is "Prominence".
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 13.
The price of gasoline rose 50 cents yesterday. The news element associated with this story is "Consequence".
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 14.
Written language came from the Samarians.
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 15.
Matthew Brady was a great photographer of World War I.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
He photographed the Civil War.Rate this question:
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- 16.
The telegraph improved newspaper coverage of the Civil War.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 17.
The first colonial newspapers contained opinions and essays and not hard news.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
The University of Texas and University of Houston are playing each other in football. The news element associated with this news story is "Conflict".
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 19.
A University of Houston football player is making a comeback after a serious injury. The element associated with this news story is "Human Interest."
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 20.
A New Caney High School student was injured in an automobile accident yesterday. The news element associated with this story is "Proximity."
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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