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. The agenda-setting theory suggests that media ________.

A. Tell people what to think about

B. Tell people what to think

C. Control government

D. Decide elections

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

A. Telephone call

B. WhatsApp chat

C. Radio broadcast

D. Classroom discussion

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

A. Large audience

B. Use of media technology

C. One-to-many communication

D. Immediate personal feedback

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4. Feedback in communication means ________.

A. Delay in response

B. Response from the receiver

C. Message distortion

D. Repetition of message

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5. Cultural transmission through media helps to ________.

A. Cause conflict

B. Destroy values

C. Promote shared norms and values

D. Encourage isolation

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6. Noise in communication refers to ________.

A. Media equipment

B. Physical shouting

C. Any interference with the message

D. Loud sound

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7. Which of the following best explains communication effectiveness?

A. Size of audience

B. Number of channels

C. Message clarity and understanding

D. Length of message

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8. The main purpose of advertising is to ________.

A. Educate

B. Entertain

C. Regulate society

D. Inform and persuade

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

A. Large audience

B. One-to-many communication

C. Use of media technology

D. Immediate personal feedback

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

A. Inform, educate, and entertain

B. Entertain and advertise

C. Entertain only

D. Educate politicians

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

A. Talking to people

B. Sharing information and meaning

C. Giving instructions

D. Sending messages only

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13. Gatekeeping in mass communication refers to ________.

A. Locking studios

B. Controlling access to media houses

C. Selecting and filtering information

D. Editing films

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14. Mass communication is best studied as a ________.

A. Medical science

B. Physical science

C. Natural science

D. Social science

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15. Print media includes ________.

A. Telephone and SMS

B. Internet platforms

C. Radio and television

D. Newspapers and magazines

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

A. Weak

B. Powerful and direct

C. Easily resisted

D. Interactive

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17. The audience in mass communication is usually ________.

A. Homogeneous

B. Large and heterogeneous

C. Face-to-face

D. Small and known

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

A. Industrial revolution

B. Agricultural revolution

C. Political revolution

D. Religious reform

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

A. Internet

B. Television

C. Radio

D. Newspaper

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20. The media function of correlation refers to ________.

A. Advertising

B. Reporting events

C. Explaining events and their meaning

D. Entertainment

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

A. Agenda-setting theory

B. Cultivation theory

C. Hypodermic needle theory

D. Uses and gratification theory

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

A. Editor

B. Receiver

C. Sender

D. Channel

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

A. Why communicate?

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

C. How messages spread

D. Who controls media

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24. The encoding stage of communication involves ________.

A. Interpreting the message

B. Receiving the message

C. Putting ideas into symbols

D. Giving feedback

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

A. Government-owned

B. Analog

C. Digital and internet-based

D. Printed

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26. Mass communication is mostly ________.

A. Two-way

B. Circular

C. One-way

D. Multi-way

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27. 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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28. Gatekeeping in mass communication refers to ________.

A. Editing films

B. Controlling access to media houses

C. Locking studios

D. Selecting and filtering information

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29. Public relations is concerned mainly with ________.

A. Printing newspapers

B. Selling products

C. Broadcasting news

D. Managing public image

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

A. Receiver

B. Sender

C. Editor

D. Channel

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31. Communication without words is known as ________.

A. Verbal communication

B. Written communication

C. Mass communication

D. Non-verbal communication

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

A. Internet

B. Radio

C. Television

D. Newspaper

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

A. Machine

B. Sender

C. Message

D. Noise

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

A. Interpersonal

B. Mass communication

C. Intrapersonal

D. Infrastructural

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

A. Medium used to transmit the message

B. Feedback

C. Sender

D. Message

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

A. Personal

B. Organized

C. Homogeneous

D. Passive and anonymous

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37. Opinion leaders play an important role in ________.

A. Agenda-setting theory

B. Normative theory

C. Two-step flow theory

D. Cultivation theory

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38. Mass communication differs from interpersonal communication because it ________.

A. Has no feedback

B. Reaches a large audience

C. Is face-to-face

D. Uses few people

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39. Decoding means ________.

A. Editing the message

B. Sending a message

C. Understanding the message

D. Printing the message

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40. Electronic media refers mainly to ________.

A. Billboards

B. Radio and television

C. Newspapers

D. Books

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