Globalization and the Future of Media MCQs

Globalization and the Future of Media MCQs

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1: Which media outlet has a global reach of more than a half-billion households, do Croteau and Hoynes focus on as an example to illustrate the global expanse of major media companies?

A.   NBC

B.   Disney

C.   MTV

D.   Microsoft

2: Which of the following is NOT a structural change that weakened the capacity of national governments to regulate the media?

A.   National governments and international organizations feel pressure from global media conglomerates and transnational private capital.

B.   National governments are concerned by the increase in sexually explicit content.

C.   Global “free trade” agreements circumvent the influence and control of national governments.

D.   The borderless nature of the Internet makes it difficult to constrain with national regulations.

3: In Africa, only about 10% of the population has access to the Internet.

A.   True

B.   False

4: Regardless of the direction that the future of media takes, it will have a large global facet.

A.   True

B.   False

5: Why is the Free Basics program controversial?

A.   It violates net neutrality.

B.   It handpicks the companies that are included.

C.   It discriminates against Facebook’s rivals.

D.   All of these

E.   None of these--it was universally acclaimed

6: Visual media, such as television or movies, is one of the easiest products to sell globally.

A.   True

B.   False

7: The argument that media products from the west shape the cultures of other nations is called ______.

A.   Cultural flow

B.   Media domination

C.   Capitalism

D.   Cultural imperialism

8: Government involvement in the organization and production of media puts it at high risk for censorship and state domination.

A.   True

B.   False

9: The term “global media” is misleading because ______.

A.   Ownership and control of the media are centralized and concentrated in a few wealthier nations

B.   Most media consumption is local in nature

C.   Individuals around the world are starting to make their own media, thanks to the Internet

D.   We don’t have accurate numbers about how many people have access to the media

10: The gap in access to information and communication technologies between the wealthy and poor regions of the world is known as ______.

A.   The Darwin effect

B.   Capitalism

C.   Antidisestablishmentarianism

D.   The global digital divide

11: The gap in access to information and communication technologies between the wealthy and poor regions of the world is known as ______.

A.   The Darwin effect

B.   Capitalism

C.   Antidisestablishmentarianism

D.   The global digital divide

12: Which of these is not a reason why some U.S. media products have been so successful in other countries?

A.   U.S. media often has slick and attractive production values.

B.   Foreign audiences prefer the values and norms of the United States over their traditional culture.

C.   It is often cheaper for nations to buy U.S.-made media products than to produce their own.

D.   Some nations do not have the infrastructure to produce high-quality media products.

13: The idea of the “cultural exception” is used to promote global free trade policies which allow U.S. media to be exported to other countries.

A.   True

B.   False

14: The idea of the “cultural exception” is used to promote global free trade policies which allow U.S. media to be exported to other countries.

A.   True

B.   False

15: McLuhan’s vision of the “global village” remains largely unfulfilled because ______.

A.   People prefer to talk to people they already know

B.   People around the world prefer their own cultural products

C.   Traditional mass media remains concentrated in a few hands

D.   Media companies don’t see foreign audiences as profitable

A.   The increased regulation of national cultural and media policy

B.   Technological change and digitalization

C.   Increasing global incomes

D.   The expansion of international trade

17: Which of these are reasons why the theory of cultural imperialism may be limited?

A.   Some media continues to be primarily local in nature.

B.   Audiences around the world are active interpreters of media.

C.   Locally produced media can be competitive with global media.

D.   All of these