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1. African communication system is a course under____
a) Management science
b) Social science
c) Art
d) communication.
2. Therefore, it is important to start this course by examining the concepts
of communication and African communication______
a. Method
b. Stratrgies
c. Systems
d. Media
3. Communication is a process by which a sender passes information to the_____
a. Idividual
b. Society
c. Receiver
d. Interpriter
4. ____ involves contacting, relaying and transferring of ideas, news, secrets, messages, orders and information from people, groups and communities to others.
a) Information
b) Communication
c) Message
d) Non of the above
5. Communication in general terms can be described as the act of sending and receiving messages from a source through a______
a. medium.
b. Person
c. Channel
d. Radio
6. communication is a_____process.
a) Simple
b) Hard
c) complex
d) Homogeneus
7. the communication process is an exchange or sharing of ____or a message,
a. News
b. Introduction
c. Knowledge
d. information
8. Communication process is an exchange or sharing of information or a
message, it requires certain basic component. These include the____from whom the message originates;
a) Reciver
b) Medium
c) source
d) decoder
9. Every society has evolved ways of_____ information from one
person to another
a) Giving
b) Submiting
c) Reciving
d) transmitting
10. Functions of communication are____ except
a. a. information
b. b. socialization
c. c. motivation
d. None of the above
11. ____is the collection, storage, processing and dissemination of news, data, pictures etc required for everyday life.
a) Computer
b) Information
c) Processing unit
d) norms
12. the provision of a common fund of knowledge which enables people to operate as effective members of the society in which they live.
a. Acculturation
b. Values
c. Tradition
d. Socialization
13. _____ is the fostering of individual or community activities, geared
to the pursuit of agreed goals.
a. Education
b. Socialization
c. Motivation
d. Entertainment
14. The transmission of knowledge so as to foster____development, character formation and acquisition of skills.
a. Community
b. Society
c. Individual
d. intellectual
15. The dissemination of cultural and artistic products for the purpose of preserving the___of the past.
a) Norms
b) Tradition
c) heritage
d) Culture
16. ____ is a complex system of communication, which pervades all aspects of rural
African life
a. traditional communication
b. Moden communication
c. Urban communication
d. Rural communication
17. ____ is the belief, custom, tradition, practices and
social behaviour of a particular nation and its people.
a) Language
b) Culture
c) Sociology
d) Anthropology
18. In______ culture is further defined as the patterns of behaviour and thinking that people living in a social group learn, create and share.
a. Crimenology
b. Sociology
c. Anthropology
d. Philosophy
19. Culture is____i.e. changes with time while tradition is a bit stagnant.
a) Homogeneus
b) Satic
c) dynamic
d) complex
20. African communication systems can be described as that
form of communication that has its root in the African____
a. Community
b. Society
c. Environment
d. Non of the above
21. Systems in Nigeria shows that before the advent of modern means of
communication, there were traditional means
a. False
b. Maybe
c. True
d. None of the above
22. _____ It is also used in consuming palmwine as well as to announce the death of a great farmer.
ANS. Cow horn
23. _____ Nigerian women commonly tie gele made of various materials (Aso-oke [mainly by Yoruba women], Damask, and other brands from Switzerland and other countries) for various occasions.
ANS. Southern
24. According to Mede (1998), a new wrapper with a hole in the middle sent to the parents of a newly married woman by her groom means that the bride came ______, resulting in the rejection of the deal
ANS. Defiled
25. _____ by forcing breath through closed lips communicate in Africa
ANS. Whistling
26. In Efon Alaaye town, it is believed that if Opa Ileke that is the beaded _____ of the Oba is found on any piece of farmland, it denotes that the farmland is in dispute, so nobody cultivates or does any other thing on such land until the dispute is resolved
ANS. Staff
27. _____ are normally tied to symbolise certain things in certain cultures to beholders of the symbol.
ANS. Knots
28. ____ can be made to inform people that someone is still in the farm.
ANS. Smoke
29. According to a British philosopher, Whitehead, cited in Mede (1998), symbolography are ____ that include written and spoken languages as well as visual objects, standing for some quality of reality that is enhanced in importance or value by the process of symbolising itself.
ANS. Metaphors
30. _____ mainly include marking of objects to give instructions, warnings
and guides on the right ways to follow.
ANS. Signs
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1. _____/Gun Shots (Tiam in Tiv; and Egbe in Ukwuani): This is a type of
explosive with its pointed base buried about two inches in the earth to
produce heavy and far reaching sounds.
ANS. Canon
2. According to Ibagere (1994:91-91) Aerophones are ____ instruments which produce sound as a result of the vibration of a column of air which is forced through a kind of pipe.
ANS. Musical
3. _____ are special kinds of songs.
ANS. Chants
4. Poetry is used mainly for _____.
ANS. Entertainment
5. Ekpili or Eze-Anu is a trumpet made of _____ tusk. It is like hawk among the family of birds.
ANS. Elephant
6. Poetry in all climes is a cherished literary genre.
ANS. Genre
7. ____as a mode of communication in African societies is culture specific.
ANS. Dance
8. Satire is done to ____ someone or people especially those in authority.
ANS. Criticise
9. ____ songs are meant to ginger up workers. They are used to energise,boost workers morale, reduce weariness and resist fatigue.
ANS. Work
10. ______ songs meant to tune the soul of man to the Almighty God in worship. It is meant to lift the soul from present problems, to give thanks to God.
ANS. Worship
11. Head ties popularly known as______ is meant for occasion and when going to church.
ANS. Gele
12. ____is the instrument used in summoning the Council of Elders’ meeting – the council of the community.
ANS. Odu
13. _____ songs composed to show and promote togetherness, for instance, the
national anthem, church anthems and other songs by musicians.
ANS. Unity
14. _____ is an important mode of communication in Africa because it can perform all the functions of communication at the same time.
ANS. Song
15. ______ dance is peculiar to an in-group of people of all ages. When its’ awe striking music sounds, children and women tend to scamper away for fear of many things.
ANS. Okuma
16. ______ dance is a show of villainy.
ANS. Ukele
17. Odu Ossai produces only a kind of sharp sound to show the presence of a _____ or a physician.
ANS. Herbalist
18. Dance could be defined as the rhythmic movement of the body in time and space.
ANS. Dance
19. Asaba (Delta State capital) young girls are made to wear white _____ on their waist to signify their virginity.
ANS. Beads
20. Before the advent of the mass media, _____ served as a means of transmitting messages, especially those with long-term objectives.
ANS. Music
21. There are ___ most important ceremonies in the life of every African and because of their significances; they are usually celebrated either flamboyantly or conservatively. These are the christening of children, weddings and funerals.
ANS. Three
22. Before the advent of Christianity and Islam in Africa, Africans were deeply rooted in African Traditional Religion (ATR).
ANS. Traditional
23. From the ancient times, music has been an important aspect of human life.
ANS. Ancient
24. Akpabio (2003) stated that there are ____ main types of demonstrative communication – music and signals,
ANS. Two
25. ______ (1998) stated that the flute referred to as Imyar is a phallic symbol and consequently played only by men in Tiv land.
ANS. Mede
26. According to Akpabio (2003:19), “_____ is used to remove bad blood or poison and administer drugs among the Hausa/Fulani [in Northern Nigeria].
ANS. Cow horn
27. ______ serves in delivering messages like others, but mainly for
entertainments, social and personal needs. This medium is sounded like a trumpet.
ANS. Ulete
28. Apart from Ofili produced from horns of animals, there is another made from Indian bamboo and _____.
ANS. Wood
29. ______ are tightly wrapped at the top and bottom for highly sensitive sounding ones used by shrine worshippers and altar priests.
ANS. Obene
30. If a grown plantain or banana plant is cut off high at the top growing end and planted with the sucker base or end turned upwards, it is a clear declaration of war on the people who own the land and against the people who planted it.
ANS. War
31. Around 5:30 a.m. on Eke days (native Sunday, of nine days interval); ____ is sounded to invite everybody to the Council of Elders, chiefs and all.
ANS. Odu
32. Cutting of ____ vines and destruction of growing food crops in farms are traditional channels of communication. The action is carried out by the aggrieved party to speak out that they are on revenge against a grievous offence against them (Ogwezzy, 1999).
ANS. Yam
33. Icons are basically ____.
ANS. Symbols
34. Clothing and accessories are channels of communication in Africa as they reveal a person’s place of ____ and convey other messages.
ANS. Origin
35. ____ are designs printed on people’s faces, hands, body and at calves. They are printed for certain reasons and easy identifications.
ANS. Tattoos
36. ______ women are known to wear a lot of gold necklaces, ear rings, wrist watches and bangles.
ANS. Northern
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