MAC212 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

For meaningful socio-historical analysis of the development of the Nigerian press to be conducted, specific attention must be paid to

a.training & education

b.people and places

c.the twists and turns

d.technology and experts

Which of these ones is the Characteristics of Pre-Independence Press in Nigeria

a.celebration

b.High sense of patriotism

c.luck

d.Joy

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In the build up to 1999 elections _____ & _____ Were the defining principles of the mass media.

a.Peace and progress

b.peace and unity

c.patience and power

d.vibrancy & resilience

At the return of democracy in 1999, Mass media were given the accolades of _____

a.Police of the society

b.Accountability experts

c.Midwives of Democracy

d.Fourth estate of the realm

Which of these is not a characteristic of the Post-Independence Press in Nigeria

a.Have become sectional

b.have become lazy

c.Largely unpatriotic

d.Ripped apart by tribalism

What is the course title for MAC 212?

a.Media and Society

b.Mass Communication and Society

c.The Press and Society

d.Mass media and Society

Which of these is one of the post-independence Press

a.African Times

b.African Morning Post

c.Eastern outlook 1969

d.West African Pilot

New media has had a democratizing effect on society by_____

a.democracy

b.Justice

c.distributing power to people through their social and personal characteristics

d.Social analytical perspective

Society most times depends on mass media for ______

a.social emancipation

b.spiritual uprightness

c.political communication

d.information

Which of the following is a normative theory of the media ?

a.Social postulation

b.Active mediology

c.Transparenticism

d.Authoritarianism

Which of the normative theories advocate for complete government control of the press?

a.Agenda setting

b.Structural functionalism

c.Solviet totalitarianism

d.Critical Society Theory

At the return of democracy in 1999, Mass media were given the accolades of _____

a.Fourth estate of the realm

b.Accountability experts

c.Police of the society

d.Midwives of Democracy

In the build up to the 1999 elections _____ & _____ Were the defining principles of the mass media.

a.patience and power

b.vibrancy & resilience

c.peace and unity

d.Peace and progress

Which of these is one of the Post Independence Press

a.West African Pilot

b.Eastern outlook 1969

c.African Morning Post

d.African Times

According to the pluralists, every society consists of plurality of interests, views, values and institutions none of which is ………………

a.Balanced

b.Quail to the other

c.Fair to society

d.predominant over the other

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_____ Section of the 1999 Constitution provided the official empowerment for Nigeria mass media as the forth estate of the realm of governance

a.Chapter 2 section 22

b.Chapter cap 4

c.Section 3 sub 4

d.Cpater four section 33

Which of these best explains the libertarian theory ?

a.Liberty protects society

b.Liberty carves a itch for society

c.Liberty is key to progress

d.Society is a free market place of ideas

Which of the normative theories advocate for complete government control of the press ?

a.Solviet totalitarianism

b.Agenda setting

c.Structural functionalism

d.Critical Society theory

Of all the dangers threatening pre and post colonial state in Nigeria, none is more debilitating and potentially more devastating than…………………………………….

a.the rise of the Nigerian blogger.

b.the control of media owners

c.the conflict between farmers and herders

d.the power of editorial

New media has had a democratizing effect on society by_____

a.distributing power to people through their social and personal characteristics

b.democracy

c.Social analytical perspective

d.Justice

_____ theory explains that, by consistent emphasis of specific issues in media contents, society eventually proprieties such

a.The agenda setting

b.Freedom of expression

c.The diffusion of ideas

d.Social analytical perspective

Social media has changed the world by all of the following except _____

a.How we access information from the news,

b.Changing how we find partners,

c.The power of economic development

d.And how we organize to demand political change

The Mass media and Society share a _____ relationship

a.social

b.symbiotic

c.rewarding

d.transparent

ICTs have enhanced _____

a.the velocity of data generation and transfer

b.how to write

c.the way we look at people

d.How to influence thoughts

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The process of checking media contents to ensure the align with acceptable norms and values is called……………….

a.censorship

b.supervision

c.editing

d.monitoring

What is the meaning of the surveillance function of the press ?

a.Survey research

b.reporting social matters

c.Keeping watch over society to identify and report unusual events

d.attacking government

Which of these is not a theory of media effects?

a.Diffusion of innovations

b.cultivation

c.Aggressive cues

d.Cathartics

Which of these theories explicates on media roles in the improvement of society society

a.Transmission model

b.The Agenda Setting theory

c.The spiral of silence

d.The Development media theory

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Mass Communication ?

a.Heterogeneity

b.Transcient

c.Sponteneity

d.Mutual respect for all…

The Process of gathering, processing and disseminating information to large, anonymous and heterogeneous audiences simultaneously is called …………………….

a.Mass Communication

b.Information Technology

c.Technology assisted Communication

d.Media Technology

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Which of these is not a media option

a.Newspaper

b.Radio

c.Extramundane

d.Television

Which of the following is not among the three distinctive operating conditions of Mass Communication ?

a.Technology

b.The communication experience

c.The nature of the Communicator

d.The nature of the audience

Which of these is a function of mass media to society

a.Protecting society

b.Education

c.Spiritual empowerment

d.Medical accountability

Which of the following is a definition of society ?

a.The Judiciary

b.A group of people living together in a given geographical location with shared norms and values

c.The legislature

d.A given location with law enforcement agents

Mass Media contents if not handled correctly can _____ society

a.build a culture of excellence

b.impart meaning

c.improve society

d.mar

What is the meaning of the surveillance function of the press ?

a.attacking government

b.reporting social matters

c.Keeping watch over society to identify and report unusual events…

d.Survey research

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The amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria was in the the year………………………..

a.in 1982

b.in 1960

c.in 1914

d.in 1999

_____ Section of the 1999 Constitution provided the official empowerment for Nigeria mass media as the forth estate of the realm of governance

a. chapter 2 section 22

b.chapter cap 4

c.section 3 sub 4

d.Cpater four section 33

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