Question 1

Launched in 2009 by MSN and BermanBraun, _____ is a leading online entertainment magazine.

Accepted Answer

A)  Entertainment Weekly
B)  Wired
C)  Wonderwall
D)  Salon
E)  Slate

Question 2

What are some of the advantages that online versions of magazines have over print versions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Which of the following is not a result of muckraking journalism in magazines around the start of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antitrust laws for increased government oversight of business
B)  The creation of government oversight of food and drugs
C)  A progressive income tax
D)  The direct election of U.S.senators
E)  A drop in attention paid to the plight of immigrants in big cities

Question 4

An example of a magazine that was conceived as online-only is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Time
B)  TV Guide
C)  Wired
D)  Entertainment Weekly
E)  Slate

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the relationship between magazines and the Internet is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Internet was initially seen as a medium that would kill print magazines.
B)  Some print magazines that have folded are finding new life on the Internet.
C)  Online-only magazines have gained journalistic credibility.
D)  The Internet gives magazines the ability to do things that they couldn't do in print.
E)  The Internet is still widely considered to be putting the final nails into the coffin of print magazines.

Question 6

The first magazines in America were edited for the working classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The bilingual magazine _____ is the most successful English-language publication for Hispanic women.

Accepted Answer

A)  Latina
B)  Essence
C)  Vanidades
D)  ESPN Deportes
E)  None of the above options is correct.

Question 8

Life magazine was able to compete with the popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s by running popular fiction, first-person news reports, and other text-based features.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Demographic editions of national magazines are tailored to the interests of different geographic areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit card account unless subscribers request that the automatic renewal be stopped.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit...

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions:
Matching
Match the muckraking magazines and journalists with the target of their best-known exposé.
-Colliers

Accepted Answer

A)  Took on the Standard Oil Company
B)  Investigated patent medicines
C)  Investigated Chicago's meatpacking industry (The Jungle) 
D)  Targeted urban problems

Question 12

Who wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, first serialized in McClure's magazine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ida Tarbell
B)  Upton Sinclair
C)  Joseph Pulitzer
D)  Nellie Bly
E)  Frederick Douglass

Question 13

Women's magazines, such as Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day, survived the competition for ad dollars better than magazines like Life and Look.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Within the magazine publishing industry, the department that usually produces the nonadvertising content of a magazine is known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  advertising and sales department
B)  production and technology department
C)  editorial department
D)  circulation and distribution department
E)  table of contents department

Question 15

Collier's and Woman's Home Companion failed in the 1950s because of poor management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following was designed as a general-interest or mass audience magazine?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Saturday Evening Post
B)  Reader's Digest
C)  Time
D)  People
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 17

Though they resemble newspapers, supermarket tabloids are considered to be a type of magazine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Claiming over 15.8 million unique monthly visitors, _____ is currently the leading online magazine.

Accepted Answer

A)  Salon
B)  Slate
C)  Wonderwall
D)  Wired.com
E)  Elle Girl

Question 19

An example of the way in which an online magazine might be different from a print magazine is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  feature interactive 3-D models
B)  allow readers to click on an item on a digital page and be taken to an online store where they can purchase it
C)  feature video and audio
D)  use an innovative layout that is only possible online
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 20

In what might be the earliest example of media synergy, some of the first magazines in France were collections of works taken mostly from newspapers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Magazines in the Age of Specialization

Which of the following statements about the relationship between magazines and the Internet is false?

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Life magazine was able to compete with the popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s by running popular fiction, first-person news reports, and other text-based features.

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______________________ subscriptions automatically renew on a credit card account unless subscribers request that the automatic renewal be stopped.

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Which of the following is not a result of muckraking journalism in magazines around the start of the twentieth century?

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The bilingual magazine _____ is the most successful English-language publication for Hispanic women.

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Use the following to answer questions: Matching Match the muckraking magazines and journalists with the target of their best-known exposé. -Colliers

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Who wrote History of the Standard Oil Company, first serialized in McClure's magazine?

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What are some of the advantages that online versions of magazines have over print versions?

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Which of the following was designed as a general-interest or mass audience magazine?

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An example of a magazine that was conceived as online-only is _____.

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Within the magazine publishing industry, the department that usually produces the nonadvertising content of a magazine is known as the _____.

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Collier's and Woman's Home Companion failed in the 1950s because of poor management.

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Launched in 2009 by MSN and BermanBraun, _____ is a leading online entertainment magazine.

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Women's magazines, such as Good Housekeeping and Woman's Day, survived the competition for ad dollars better than magazines like Life and Look.

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Though they resemble newspapers, supermarket tabloids are considered to be a type of magazine.

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Demographic editions of national magazines are tailored to the interests of different geographic areas.

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In what might be the earliest example of media synergy, some of the first magazines in France were collections of works taken mostly from newspapers.

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An example of the way in which an online magazine might be different from a print magazine is to _____.

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Claiming over 15.8 million unique monthly visitors, _____ is currently the leading online magazine.

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