Chapter 8 Quiz 1

Question 1

How many Americans owned a television set in 1948?

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Question 2

The first person to transmit an electronic TV picture was ____________.

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Question 3

The first widely used color television system was developed by _______.

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Question 4

The “magazine format” television show __________.

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Question 5

The quiz show scandal of the 1950s resulted in _______.

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Question 6

CBS accomplished what groundbreaking event in 2006 on its news program?

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Question 7

Most early television was not preserved because it was shot via ___.

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Question 8

The first television show to be shot with a film camera was _______.

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Question 9

A show that focuses on wacky incidents is called a ____ comedy.

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Question 10

Which of the following television programs feature self-contained stories that end in a resolution?

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Question 11

How many cable networks were in business in 2014?

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Question 12

MTV is notable because it _______.

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Question 13

How does video-on-demand work?

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Question 14

By how much time did the Prime Time Access Rule reduce network’s control of prime-time programming ?

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Question 15

What is considered the legacy of the Telecommunications Act of 1996?

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Question 16

In 2010, more than 90 percent of American homes had _____.

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Question 17

Which of the following is true of DVRs?

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Question 18

The Internet provides ___.

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Question 19

Many new TV sets include what automatically?

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Question 20

What emerging technology has had the biggest impact on cable?

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Question 21

What is a “barter” deal?

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Question 22

What is first-run syndication?

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Question 23

A rating is ____.

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Question 24

The biggest player in the cable industry by 2009 was _____.

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Question 25

Which two companies control virtually all of the DBS service in the continental U.S.?

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