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Olympiad (Class 6) Media and entertainment — practice questions

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One TV channel sends the same programme to millions of homes at once. What is this pattern?Read the answer and worked solution →Which book, printed in China in 868 AD, is the oldest dated printed book known?Read the answer and worked solution →Johannes Gutenberg's 1453 Latin Bible was made possible by which device?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of inventions helped early 1800s London newspapers like The Times reach distant readers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two mass media are together called digital media?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these belongs to print media rather than broadcast media?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these four reached the public last in history?Read the answer and worked solution →Newspapers are usually printed on low-cost paper called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do we not see flicker between film frames?Read the answer and worked solution →The word film for movies comes from which original material?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature made mobile phones a mass medium in Finland in 1998?Read the answer and worked solution →Which statement about the Internet and the Web is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Which activity best describes journalism?Read the answer and worked solution →A firm employs a team to build and protect its reputation. Which field is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Which firm sits between the developer and the distributor of software?Read the answer and worked solution →With the internet, publishing grew beyond books and papers to include what?Read the answer and worked solution →A magazine's cover date compared with its real release day is usually what?Read the answer and worked solution →A newspaper appears every day or every week. Which criterion does this show?Read the answer and worked solution →A paper carries politics, business, science, arts and sport. Which criterion is shown?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does a city paper print a later edition on the same day?Read the answer and worked solution →Where does a newspaper's editorial board express an opinion on a public issue?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do many papers buy stories from agencies such as Reuters?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is NOT a usual income source of a newspaper business?Read the answer and worked solution →Which block-printed Tang dynasty news sheet is called one of the first newspapers?Read the answer and worked solution →A newspaper comes out twice every week. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with a daily, a weekly local paper tends to be what?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do weekend editions of daily papers often cost more?Read the answer and worked solution →Afternoon and evening papers were mainly aimed at which readers?Read the answer and worked solution →A reporter covers only sports. What is this subject area called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which journalist writes regular pieces about personal opinions and experiences?Read the answer and worked solution →

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One TV channel sends the same programme to millions of homes at once. What is this pattern?

  1. Many-to-many
  2. One-to-one
  3. One-to-many
  4. Many-to-one
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Correct answer: C. One-to-many

Mass media products are produced once and sent out to a large audience, which is a one-to-many form of communication.

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Which book, printed in China in 868 AD, is the oldest dated printed book known?

  1. Diamond Sutra
  2. Art of War text
  3. Book of Songs
  4. Classic of Tea
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Correct answer: A. Diamond Sutra

The Diamond Sutra, printed in China in 868 AD, is the earliest dated printed book known.

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Johannes Gutenberg's 1453 Latin Bible was made possible by which device?

  1. Press with movable type
  2. Early typewriter
  3. Electric telegraph
  4. Mechanical phonograph
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Correct answer: A. Press with movable type

Gutenberg printed his Latin Bible on a printing press that used movable type, allowing books to be made in large numbers.

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