Question 1

Amos and Andy was a radio comedy show that featured

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A)   white actors mimicking Asians
B)   white actors mimicking blacks
C)   male actors mimicking females
D)   black actors mimicking whites

Question 2

A telegraph code where each letter is represented by short impulses (dots)  or long ones (dashes)  is called

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A)   Dot-dash Code
B)   Marconi Code
C)   Morse Code
D)   none of these

Question 3

A telegraph code in which each letter of the alphabet is represented by a series of short and long impulses is called ______ Code.

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The answer of A telegraph code in which each letter...

Question 4

Match the legislation with one of its perceived shortcomings.
-Not adequate for digital age

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A)  Telecommunications Act of 1996
B)  Radio Act of 1912
C)  Communications Act of 1934
D)  Radio Act of 1929

Question 5

Describe the various types of Internet radio stations, giving examples.

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Internet radio stations come in various ...

Question 6

The phrase "the public interest, convenience and necessity" is a key part of the law governing radio today.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the innovator with his discovery/invention.
-Guglielmo Marconi

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A)  Invented the telephone
B)  Invented the Audion tube
C)  Discovered radio waves
D)  Developed the telegraph
E)  Made the first wireless voice transmissionF) Developed the wireless telegraph

Question 8

A disadvantage of the telegraph was

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A)   it could not carry human voices
B)   it only received short wave
C)   it required vacuum tubes to operate
D)   all of these

Question 9

NBC is now owned by Disney.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

More people in the United States listen to country and news/talk/information radio than other formats.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Father Charles Coughlin, a priest, encouraged his radio audience to hate

Accepted Answer

A)   blacks
B)   gays
C)   Jews
D)   Democrats

Question 12

Match the legislation with one of its major provisions.
-Restricted station ownership

Accepted Answer

A)  Communications Act of 1934
B)  Radio Act of 1912
C)  Radio Act of 1927
D)  Telecommunications Act of 1998

Question 13

During the ____ scandals of the 1950s, record promoters paid disc jockeys to play certain records.

Accepted Answer

A)   format
B)   promotion war
C)   pay for play
D)   payola

Question 14

"Pay-for-play" is a modern day, legal form of ______.

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The answer of "Pay-for-play" is a modern day, legal form...

Question 15

Just after World War II, the Internet began to replace radio as the primary medium of mass communication.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The president who used frequent radio "fireside chats" to speak to and reassure the American people was

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A)   John F. Kennedy
B)   Teddy Roosevelt
C)   Richard M. Nixon
D)   Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 17

The electronic era began with

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A)   the invention of photography in 1839
B)   the invention of the telegraph in 1842
C)   the invention of the Audion tube in 1907
D)   the first commercial radio station going on the air in 1920

Question 18

Match the legislation with one of its perceived shortcomings.
-No provision for license revocation

Accepted Answer

A)  Telecommunications Act of 1996
B)  Radio Act of 1912
C)  Communications Act of 1934
D)  Radio Act of 1927

Question 19

Discuss the three developments that helped radio compete with television.

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There were three major developments that...

Question 20

High definition radio lets stations send advertising over a car radio's text display screen.

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A) True 
 B)False

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NBC is now owned by Disney.

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More people in the United States listen to country and news/talk/information radio than other formats.

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"Pay-for-play" is a modern day, legal form of ______.

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Match the legislation with one of its major provisions. -Restricted station ownership

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A disadvantage of the telegraph was

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High definition radio lets stations send advertising over a car radio's text display screen.

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Match the innovator with his discovery/invention. -Guglielmo Marconi

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A telegraph code in which each letter of the alphabet is represented by a series of short and long impulses is called ______ Code.

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Match the legislation with one of its perceived shortcomings. -Not adequate for digital age

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The electronic era began with

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Describe the various types of Internet radio stations, giving examples.

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