FREE FSOT Trivia Questions and Answers

Question 1

Media is the ability of news media to choose portions of a story that support a specific problem definition, causal interpretation, moral assessment, and/or therapy recommendation:

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Framing

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Priming

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Agenda Setting

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Cultivation

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a daily newspaper produced in the UK?

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The Independent

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The Observer

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Time Out

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The Daily Herald

Question 3

Which of the following regulations was abolished by the U.S. Congress in 1987? These regulations required media broadcasters to present a variety of viewpoints on contentious or controversial matters in order to prevent dominance by a single viewpoint.

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The Fairness Doctrine

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The Equal Time Rule

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The Media Bias Rule

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The Communications Decency Act

Question 4

Among the biggest U.S.-based: Weber Shandwick, Fleishman-Hillard, Hill & Knowlton, and Ketchum, Inc.

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Public Relations Agencies

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Among the biggest U.S.-based: Weber Shandwick, Fleishman-Hillard, Hill & Knowlton, and Ketchum, Inc.

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Newspaper Chains

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Media Conglomerates

Question 5

Which of the following organizations runs separately from the State Department and answers to Congress?

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The Broadcasting Board of Governors

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International Information Programs Bureau

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Public Affairs Bureau

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Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau

Question 6

The United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, also known as the Smith-Mundt Act, forbids the following actions by the federal government:

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Disseminating information intended for foreign audiences within the U.S. borders

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Participating in cultural or educational exchange programs with governments that are not signatories of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights

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Intentionally releasing false or misleading information to foreign audiences

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Allocating domestic broadcast spectrum to international broadcasting platforms sponsored by foreign governments.

Question 7

Which of the following acts of Congress makes it less likely that Americans will be able to read or listen to American public diplomacy outreach materials?

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Smith-Mundt

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Fulbright-Hayes

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McCain-Feingold

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Percy-Abzug