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Com 101 exam 2
Com 101 exam 2
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
02/21/2012

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Plot
Definition
Which of the following is not an element of storytelling according to Aristotle?
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A roup of people with an agreed upon world view and rules of interaction
Definition

A society is best defined as 

 

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reduce friction between the members of that society 
Definition
Societies create rules to:
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The Phoenicians 
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The alphabet was invented by: 
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The alphabet is much easier and faser to learn, any word in any language can be written down and read 
Definition
What advantage does the alphabet have in comparison to earlier systems of writing?
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Printing with moveable type
Definition
What did Johannes Gutenberg invent in 1450?
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Two of the above mentioned
Definition
Which societal movement profited from the newly developed printing technology?
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in our attitudes toward authorities, the way we do scientific research, and the way we organize knowledge 
Definition
The effects of printing on society can still be observed today..
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Improvements in printing technology and reporters with a broad general education 
Definition
What contributed to the success of the Saturday Evening Post, a magazine founded in 1821? 
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Songs and Poetry
Definition
What was the most common way to pass on knowledge and stories during the Middle Ages?
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news media cannot survive without government support
Definition
The history of the very first u.s. newspapers demonstrates that 
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Considerations of public welfare 
Definition
According to the 'Canons of Journalism and Statement of Principles' from 1923, the right of a newspaper to attract and hold readers is only restricted by
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The Black Death
Definition
Which of the following helped drive the invention of printing?
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Monasteries
Definition
During the European Middle Ages, most knowledge such as history and law was held in: 
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Perform and act of devotion
Definition
Monks copied books to: 
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Newspapers were: expensive, only aimed at the elite and lacked objectivity 
Definition
What was/ were the major problem(s) of early newspapers in America in the 18th century?
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They are cheap and easy to carry around
Definition
Books have cultural value for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: 
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Penny Press
Definition
This kind of newspaper brought papers to millions of "regular people" quickly making the newspaper the peoples medium 
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Muckraking 
Definition
This term was used to describe "a form of crusading journalism that primarily used magazines to agitate for change" 
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True
Definition
Peoples realities are based on stories rather than facts 
Term
True 
Definition
A society is based on its shared stories 
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True
Definition
The opening crawl of text up the screen for the Star Wars movies is an example of revealing of "exposition" Exposition is a part of action 
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True
Definition
The result of an agreed upon set of rules, mores customs and traditions of speech, of behavior and thought is known as a shared perception of reality 
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False 
Definition
The rules societies make for themselves are rarely illogical 
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True 
Definition
Our worldview is primarily determined through the information we share in personal communication with our friends and family 
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False
Definition
People rarely succeed in contesting the dominant culture 
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False 
Definition
Block printing was invented by the Japanese 
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True
Definition
An advantage of magazines is that their stories are written by specialist rather than general reporters 
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False
Definition
 Magazines have always been targeted at a readership consisting of common people 
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False 
Definition
Newspapers were originally targeted at an elite readership 
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False 
Definition
Paper after the Black Death was made of wood pulp
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True
Definition
One change that writing brought was that a culture's memory, history, and myth could be recorded on paper 
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True
Definition
Television changed magazines from mass circulation to specialized media 
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