(Solved): ASB 378 : Module 5 Quiz part two : Score for this quiz: 17 out of 17 Submitted Apr 17 at 12:10pm...

Module 5 Quiz part two

Score for this quiz: 17 out of 17
Submitted Apr 17 at 12:10pm
This attempt took 34 minutes.
 

Question 1
1 / 1 pts
According to the third lecture (“Global Mass Media: International Inequalities”), which of the following is not a cause of the global digital divide?

• Poor infrastructure
• Lack of computer access
• Immigration regulations
• Low technological literacy

 
Question 2
1 / 1 pts
According to the Lechner reading (“Global Media and The Varieties of Globalization”), Mexican telenovelas’s success in southern Europe shows that media products can travel from the former periphery to the center of the world system. 

• True
• False

  
Question 3
1 / 1 pts
According to the second lecture (“Downsides to the Globalization of the Mass Media”), which of the following is true?

• In the past, news and information were controlled by a few well-established and reliable mass media sources
• The operational structure of the internet effectively controls the quality of website content
• Americans trust the reliability of the news and information they receive through the global mass media and internet
• None of the above

 
Question 4
1 / 1 pts
According to the third lecture (“Global Mass Media: International Inequalities”), which of the following is false?

• American and European companies control a good amount of the mass media that circulates around the globe
• American news, stories, viewpoints, popular culture, and lifestyles are being disseminated widely across the globe
• Euro-American TV shows and movies have spawned numerous local imitations in various countries
• None of the above

 
Question 5
1 / 1 pts
According to the Lechner reading (“Global Media and The Varieties of Globalization”), at the end of the twentieth century, the rules of the media game of the world changed thanks to the new cable and satellite technology. 

• True
• False

 
Question 6
1 / 1 pts
According to the Lechner reading (“Global Media and The Varieties of Globalization”), which of the following does not describe the diversity of global media? 

• Regional dynamics
• The rise of mass media conglomerates
• Consumer choice
• State initiatives

 
Question 7
1 / 1 pts
According to the first lecture (“Global Mass Media: Overview”), the proliferation of global television and internet sources enables us to choose what mass media content to consume and when to consume.

• True
• False

Question 8
1 / 1 pts
According to the Ritzer reading (“High-Tech Global Flows and Structures”), globalization from above consists of individual actors and groups of actors opposing globalization in both developed and less developed countries.

• True
• False

 
Question 9
1 / 1 pts
According to the second lecture (“Downsides to the Globalization of the Mass Media”), the increased number of mass media sources means their consumption has become highly integrated and people are having more collectively-shared mass media experiences.

• True
• False

 
Question 10
1 / 1 pts
According to the third lecture (“Global Mass Media: International Inequalities”), Hollywood studios have started to adjust their storytelling and movie-making style to appeal to foreign, non-U.S. audiences.

• True
• False

  
Question 11
1 / 1 pts
According to the second lecture (“Downsides to the Globalization of the Mass Media”), which of the following is false?

• Before the globalization of mass media and the advent of the internet, mass media consumption was often a collective and social activity
• Global mass media consumption has become much more individualized and less of a social and interactive process
• The individualized nature of global mass media consumption and its online availability has caused us to interact more with other people offline
• All of the above

 
Question 12
1 / 1 pts
According to the video (“Listening to Global Voices”), people tend to read news through their domestic internet news sites.

• True
• False

 
Question 13
1 / 1 pts
According to the second lecture (“Downsides to the Globalization of the Mass Media”), more people are relying on digital mass media sources because they are more convenient and pervasive compared to traditional information sources.

• True
• False

 
Question 14
1 / 1 pts
According to the Ritzer reading (“Global Digital Divide”), language represents another source of inequality on the Internet. 

• True
• False

 
Question 15
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According to the video (“Listening to Global Voices”), the Chinese language is the third most represented language on the Internet.

• True
• False

Question 16
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According to the third lecture (“Global Mass Media: International Inequalities”), India’s movie industry (Bollywood=Hindi cinema) has become popular in various parts of the world.

• True
• False

Question 17
1 / 1 pts
According to the first lecture (“Global Mass Media: Overview”), the globalization of mass media is relatively new and has become prominent only in the last several decades.

• True
• False