MCM 109 CBT Practice For FUOYE Students

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📘 MCM 109 PRACTICE TEST – IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

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Total Questions: 40

Time Allowed: 15 minutes

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MCM 109

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1. Communication can best be defined as the process of ________.

A. Sending messages only

B. Talking to people

C. Giving instructions

D. Sharing information and meaning

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2. New media is best described as media that is ________.

A. Digital and internet-based

B. Analog

C. Government-owned

D. Printed

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3. Which of the following is NOT a type of communication?

A. Intrapersonal

B. Infrastructural

C. Interpersonal

D. Mass communication

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4. Harold Lasswell’s model of communication answers the question ________.

A. Why communicate?

B. Who controls media

C. Who says what, in which channel, to whom, and with what effect

D. How messages spread

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5. Which of the following is a function of mass media?

A. Surveillance of the environment

B. Cultural transmission

C. All of the above

D. Entertainment

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6. The channel in mass communication refers to the ________.

A. Medium used to transmit the message

B. Message

C. Feedback

D. Sender

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7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mass communication?

A. One-to-many communication

B. Large audience

C. Immediate personal feedback

D. Use of media technology

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8. Gatekeeping in mass communication refers to ________.

A. Locking studios

B. Controlling access to media houses

C. Editing films

D. Selecting and filtering information

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9. Cultural transmission through media helps to ________.

A. Cause conflict

B. Encourage isolation

C. Destroy values

D. Promote shared norms and values

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10. The originator of a message in the communication process is called the ________.

A. Editor

B. Channel

C. Sender

D. Receiver

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11. Public relations is concerned mainly with ________.

A. Printing newspapers

B. Managing public image

C. Selling products

D. Broadcasting news

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12. Communication without words is known as ________.

A. Verbal communication

B. Non-verbal communication

C. Mass communication

D. Written communication

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13. The audience in mass communication is usually ________.

A. Large and heterogeneous

B. Homogeneous

C. Small and known

D. Face-to-face

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14. The encoding stage of communication involves ________.

A. Receiving the message

B. Giving feedback

C. Interpreting the message

D. Putting ideas into symbols

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15. Print media includes ________.

A. Newspapers and magazines

B. Telephone and SMS

C. Radio and television

D. Internet platforms

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16. Noise in communication refers to ________.

A. Media equipment

B. Any interference with the message

C. Loud sound

D. Physical shouting

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17. Which of the following is a major limitation of mass communication?

A. High cost

B. Speed

C. Wide coverage

D. Lack of immediate feedback

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18. The primary function of mass communication is to ________.

A. Educate politicians

B. Entertain only

C. Entertain and advertise

D. Inform, educate, and entertain

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19. The oldest form of mass media is the ________.

A. Radio

B. Newspaper

C. Television

D. Internet

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20. The two-step flow theory suggests that media influence flows through ________.

A. Advertisers

B. Government officials

C. Opinion leaders

D. Journalists

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21. Electronic media refers mainly to ________.

A. Books

B. Radio and television

C. Billboards

D. Newspapers

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22. The hypodermic needle theory assumes that media messages are ________.

A. Weak

B. Easily resisted

C. Interactive

D. Powerful and direct

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23. Which of the following media reaches rural audiences fastest in Nigeria?

A. Radio

B. Internet

C. Television

D. Newspaper

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24. Which of the following best explains communication effectiveness?

A. Length of message

B. Message clarity and understanding

C. Number of channels

D. Size of audience

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25. Body language is an example of ________.

A. Written communication

B. Mass communication

C. Non-verbal communication

D. Verbal communication

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26. Mass communication emerged mainly as a result of ________.

A. Political revolution

B. Religious reform

C. Agricultural revolution

D. Industrial revolution

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27. Mass communication is best studied as a ________.

A. Medical science

B. Social science

C. Physical science

D. Natural science

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28. Decoding means ________.

A. Printing the message

B. Understanding the message

C. Sending a message

D. Editing the message

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29. Feedback in communication means ________.

A. Message distortion

B. Repetition of message

C. Delay in response

D. Response from the receiver

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30. The agenda-setting theory suggests that media ________.

A. Decide elections

B. Tell people what to think about

C. Tell people what to think

D. Control government

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31. Mass communication is mostly ________.

A. Circular

B. Multi-way

C. One-way

D. Two-way

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32. The basic elements of communication include all EXCEPT ________.

A. Noise

B. Sender

C. Machine

D. Message

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33. The person who interprets media messages is the ________.

A. Receiver

B. Sender

C. Editor

D. Channel

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34. Which of the following is an example of mass media?

A. Radio broadcast

B. WhatsApp chat

C. Telephone call

D. Classroom discussion

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35. The main purpose of advertising is to ________.

A. Regulate society

B. Inform and persuade

C. Entertain

D. Educate

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36. The media function of correlation refers to ________.

A. Advertising

B. Entertainment

C. Explaining events and their meaning

D. Reporting events

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37. Gatekeeping in mass communication refers to ________.

A. Controlling access to media houses

B. Editing films

C. Locking studios

D. Selecting and filtering information

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38. Which theory focuses on what people do with media?

A. Cultivation theory

B. Uses and gratification theory

C. Agenda-setting theory

D. Hypodermic needle theory

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39. Opinion leaders play an important role in ________.

A. Two-step flow theory

B. Agenda-setting theory

C. Normative theory

D. Cultivation theory

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40. Which of the following best describes the mass media audience?

A. Passive and anonymous

B. Organized

C. Homogeneous

D. Personal

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