1. Early colonial newspapers:
a. were free to criticize the government.
b. supported the Stamp Act.
c. printed“PublishedbyAuthority”onthefirstpagetoindicateBritishapproval.
d. never sought financial support from England.
ANSWER: c
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2. Which British action turned most colonial printers into revolutionaries?
a. passage of the Stamp Act
b. the Boston Tea Party
c. the trial of John Peter Zenger
d. the burning of Washington
ANSWER: a
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3. Women sometimes became publishers in colonial times because:
a. they owned the newspaper.
b. they belonged to families of printers.
c. they invented printing technology.
d. they could vote and own property.
ANSWER: b
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4. WhatwastheU.S.federalgovernment’sfirstattempttocontrolthepress?
a. the Alien and Sedition Laws
b. the Stamp Act
c. the tax on new printing presses
d. the Newspaper Licensing Act
ANSWER: a
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5. The alternative press:
a. is also called the dissident press.
b. was revived in the late 1950s and 1960s.
c. challengedtheconventionalwisdomandespoused“radical”ideas.
d. All of these answers are correct.
ANSWER: d
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6. Sedition is:
a. the process by which government certifies members of the press to cover news stories.
b. languagethatdamagesapersonbyquestioningthatperson’sreputation.
c. another name for yellow journalism.
d. writing that, authorities claim, could incite rebellion against the government.
ANSWER: d
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7. Yellow journalism:
a. wasfueledbythecompetitionamongWilliamRandolphHearst’snewspapers.
b. was denounced from the beginning by several publishers, including Joseph Pulitzer.
c. refers to newspapers that print on yellow paper.
d. is a form of sensationalized reporting that emphasizes crime, sex and violence.
ANSWER: d
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8. Labor unions:
a. todayrepresentthemajorityofthecountry’snewspaperemployees.
b. were first established at newspapers at the close of World War I.
c. represented production workers first and later, reporters, editors and photographers.
d. were started by Heywood Broun.
ANSWER: c
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9. Which newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass and was often called the most
important African-American pre-Civil War newspaper?
a. the North Star
b. the Liberator
c. Freedom’sJournal
d. the New York Sun
ANSWER: a
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10. Internet versions of newspapers:
a. generate a lot less revenue for advertising than paper editions.
b. carry more advertising than their print counterparts.
c. charge much more for content than print newspapers.
d. publish more daily articles than print newspapers.
ANSWER: a
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11. Language that incites rebellion against the government is called:
a. libelous.
b. seditious.
c. alien.
d. copyright infringement.
ANSWER: b
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12. Which of the following is not true of newspapers?
a. Teenagers are increasingly turning to newspapers for information and entertainment.
b. New Spanish language newspaper editions are being published in cities with large Latino
populations.
c. Because newspaper circulation is declining, large corporations have bought up many
newspapers.
d. Newspaper jobs are being lost to technology.
ANSWER: a
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13. The publisher who, in 1833, lowered the price of his paper to a penny and sold it daily on
the street was:
a. Joseph Pulitzer
b. William Randolph Hearst
c. Benjamin Day
d. Horace Greeley
ANSWER: c
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14. The New York Sun:
a. was the first paper to hire newsboys.
b. was the first penny paper.
c. used sensational news to appeal to the working class.
d. All of these answers are correct.
ANSWER: d
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15. The first major competition for news readers in America came from:
a. radio.
b. television.
c. magazines.
d. billboards.
ANSWER: a
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16. The American law principle that truth is the best defense against libel was established by
the colonial case of:
a. Benjamin Franklin.
b. John Peter Zenger.
c. John Campbell.
d. James Franklin.
ANSWER: b
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17. The tradition of an independent press in America was established in 1721 through
defiance of British control by:
a. Benjamin Franklin.
b. John Peter Zenger.
c. John Campbell.
d. James Franklin.
ANSWER: d
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18. The beginning of an African-American press tradition began in 1827 in New York City with
the publication of Freedom’sJournal by:
a. Mark Twain.
b. John B. Russwurm and the Reverend Samuel Cornish.
c. Benjamin Day.
d. Horace Greeley.
ANSWER: b
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19. Which of the following is NOT associated with tabloid journalism?
a. New York Daily News
b. a photo of the execution of Ruth Snyder
c. investigative journalism on important public issues
d. full page pictures with short, punchy text
ANSWER: c
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20. America’sfirstSpanishlanguagenewspaper,El Misisipi, was published in what state?​
a. ​Mississippi
b. ​Georgia
c. ​New Mexico
d. ​Texas
ANSWER: b
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21. What new medium presented the biggest threat to newspapers in the 1950s?​
a. ​Magazines
b. ​Radio
c. ​Internet
d. ​Television
ANSWER: d
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22. What are syndicates?​
a. ​News agencies that provide content to newspapers for a price
b. ​Reporting bureaus located in other countries
c. ​Advertising agencies at purchase ads for large companies
d. ​Newspapers with multiple locations
ANSWER: a
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23. AccordingtotheImpact/Convergencebox,“NewspaperReadersPreferthePrinted
Paper,ButMobileAccessIsIncreasing,”whichofthefollowingistrue?
a. Most regular newspaper readers prefer to read the newspaper online.
b. There are now more online-only newspapers than traditional print newspapers.
c. Most regular newspaper readers prefer accessing stories on their mobile devices.
d. About 29 percent of readers are now accessing both the print and online editions of
newspapers.
ANSWER: d
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24. AccordingtotheImpact/Profilebox,“IdaB.WellsUsesHerPentoFight19thCentury
Racism,”whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthegroundbreakingjournalist?
a. She was an African American woman who eventually owned the Memphis Free Speech and
Headlight.
b. She wrote about three African-American men who were jailed and killed, then later had her
newspaper office ransacked.
c. Shewasactiveinthewomen’ssuffragemovement.
d. All of these answers are correct.
ANSWER: d
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25. Under the Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798, many editors were sent to jail for criticizing the
nation’sleaders.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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26. Newspaper unions created standard wages for journalists and increased professionalism.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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27. ​Although newspaper circulation is declining, daily readership is rising, especially among
younger adults.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
28. Twofeaturescommonintheeraof“jazzjournalism”weretabloidsandtheuseofmany
pictures.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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29. More than half of what is published in a daily newspaper is advertising.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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30. ​Today, most major cities have at least two daily newspapers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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31. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
demonstrated that newspapers focused on sensationalism could yield enormous profits.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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32. Althoughtheydidn’tlikeit,mostcolonialeditorspaidtheStampTaxtoavoidtroublewith
the government.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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33. Today, chains and conglomerates own many American newspapers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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34. The New York Sun is remembered because it was the first newspaper geared toward a
working class audience.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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35. What did the alternative press of the 1800s contribute to American journalism? Describe
the contributions of three alternative newspaper publishers of the 1800s.
ANSWER: Answersmayvary.​
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36. Describe the working structure of a typical modern newspaper, listing the titles of the
major departments and their responsibilities. Who, by title, typically has oversight of all the
functions of a daily newspaper? How does the current structure differ from the structure
and operation of a colonial American newspaper?
ANSWER: Answersmayvary.​
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37. Briefly describe the struggle of the colonial and early U.S. press to establish its
independence from government control, naming and briefly describing at least four key
events in the progress of that struggle.
ANSWER: Answersmayvary.​
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38. Briefly discuss the pros and cons of the format of the national newspaper USA Today, as
seen by its readers and its critics. How is USA Today similar to and different from its other
national competitors? How do national newspapers accommodate local advertisers?
ANSWER: Answersmayvary.​
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39. Discuss the role of newspapers on the Internet and the ways in which Internet
newspapers will change or appeal to different kinds of newspaper readers.
ANSWER: Answersmayvary.​
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