Welcome to the History of Journalism Quiz. This quiz tests your knowledge about the history of journalism. It covers key events, important figures, and major innovations that have shaped journalism over the years. You will answer questions about the invention of the printing press, the rise of newspapers, the impact of radio and television, and the advent of digital news.
By taking this quiz, you will gain a deeper appreciation for the pivotal developments that have influenced how news is reported and consumed. Each question aims to highlight significant moments in journalism's evolution. Whether you are a student, a professional journalist, or simply interested in the field, this quiz will challenge your understanding of journalism's past.
Freedom Riders
Carpetbaggers
Justice Journeyers
Abolitionists
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
The Viet Cong Retaliation Resolution.
The Port of Hanoi Resolution.
The Resolution of Vietnamese Sovereignty.
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That US soldiers had destroyed the village and killed hundreds of civilians.
That US soldiers had been given defective weapons and died defenseless in the village.
That children of the village were offered for sale to US troops.
That US soldiers had retreated, despite orders from company commanders to fight.
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All registered voters have a right to vote.
Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and, therefore, unlawful.
Hiring in schools must guarantee that no teacher will be discriminated against by race.
All residents have a right to a college education.
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Organizing public marches of support in 40 cities around the country.
Flooding the White House with phone calls for action.
Calling their congressional representatives asking for intervention.
Expressing embarrassment, but doing little else.
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Oliver Holmes
Hugo Black
Thurgood Marshall
Ruth Ginsberg
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New Orleans
Tupelo
Little Rock
Birmingham
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Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Andrew Young
Jesse Jackson
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Tupelo
New Orleans
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The Tet Offensive
The Tonkin Offensive
The Cu Chi Firefight
The Hanoi Bombing
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Athens
Jacksonville
Selma
Knoxville
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To cause severe damage to the credibility of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.
To bolster the resolve of the American public to win the war.
To damage peace negotiations between North and South Vietnamese.
To give comfort to U.S. troops and their commanders to stay the course.
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The lynching by a mob of two of the nine students.
The relative calm that greeted a young black male student as he approached local police at the school.
The fire bomb that exploded on the school bus as the students entered the school.
The brutal treatment of a petite, 15-year-old black girl by redneck segregationists.
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Ill-timed, and would have been less violent if activists had waited a few years.
A political movement that was spurred by extensive newspaper coverage.
The first great television news story.
A political movement that was spurred by effective public relations techniques.
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In NYC
In Selma
Near Camp David
In the nation’s capital
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I have been on a mountaintop speech.
I have a dream speech.
Last speech.
First televised speech.
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Faith Family and Freedom Act
Equal Protection Act
Voting Rights Act
Equal Protection Act
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8,000
58,000
1-3 million
5,000
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David Halberstam
Chet Huntley
Walter Cronkite
David Brinkley
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The escape of the prisoner without any resistance from his captors.
The suicide bombing by the prisoner as he was taken before authorities.
The execution of the prisoner by a point-blank shot to his head.
The attack by citizens on the prisoner.
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2
5
14
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Smart bombs
Napalm bombs
Flame throwers
IEDs
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A military failure by North Vietnam.
A military failure by US troops.
A military failure by South Vietnamese troops.
A military success for the Viet Cong.
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It was the first news story presented in full color, not just black and white.
It gave MLK a forum for his beliefs.
It turned what otherwise would have been a local story into a national news story.
It led to a rapid change in school district policy on segregation.
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Not run for reelection.
Increase military funding for the war.
Seek the help of UN coalition forces.
Announce an impassioned plea for reelection in order to win the war.
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Can destroy movements by overexposure.
Can amplify social change.
Can exaggerate the impact of social activists.
Can set the record straight on who did what to whom.
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Newspapers
Magazines
TV
Radio
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Kennedy
Nixon
Carter
Johnson
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In the early 1950s with Truman.
In the late 1950s with Eisenhower.
In the early 1960s with Kennedy.
In the late 1960s with Johnson.
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Communist controlled and based in Saigon.
Democratically controlled and based in Saigon.
Communist controlled and based in Hanoi.
Democratically controlled and based in Hanoi.
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American soldiers in full retreat after an ambush.
American soldiers being shot at by Vietnamese children.
American soldiers burning down 150 houses by using their Zippo lighters.
Bombers strafing rice paddies in the Mekong Delta.
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She defied a court order to leave a lunch counter in a segregated cafe.
She refused to ride in the back of a bus.
She was one of 2 African Americans first admitted to the University of Georgia.
She shot a white Southerner who tried to assault her.
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5,000
8,000
58,000
1-3 million
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Delaware
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
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