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Question1

Public Opinion has no precise, universally agreed-on definition. However, according to Bernard Hennessy, public opinion is simply ______________________ expressed by a significant number of persons on an issue of general importance.

a. Surveys

b. the aggregate of views men hold that affect the community

c. the complex of preferences

d. what the government decides the people want
Question2

Surveys have found that the American public is _______________ about politics. What is the reason?

a. Knowledgeable and bias

b. Enthusiastic

c. Indifferent and uninformed

d. Interested and militant
Question3

Even though there are ideological differences among whites, Kinder and Sanders found that on the issue of race that whites are:

a. More vocal than before

b. Less Likely to Express their Opinions

c. Consistent in their thoughts

d. Showing more distinct differences than before
Question4

In 1978, only 15% of whites believed that African Americans were inferior, reduced from 31% in 1963. These studies also show that most whites say that they:

a. Hate the Ku Klux Klan

b. Embrace the principle of racial equality

c. Are ready to embrace Affirmative Action

d. Would like to end the segregation that continues to exist
Question5

Although white hostility toward African Americans has not disappeared, it has become less obvious and more difficult to document. How is this new form of racism been identified?

a. "modern and symbolic racism"

b. "disguised racism"

c. "capitalist oriented racism"

d. "racial resentment"
Question6

Through research, Jennifer Hochschild found that ___________tends to see more discrimination?

a. Every class receives equal amounts of discrimination.

b. Upper-class blacks

c. Middle-class blacks

d. Low-class blacks
Question7

During which decade was African American trust in the government high?

a. 1970s

b. 1960s

c. 1990s

d. 1980s
Question8

The deep racial divide between African Americans and Whites are reflected in responses to such issues as:

a. AIDS, Highways, Abortion

b. Hurricane Katrina, Crime, the Environment

c. Crime, AIDs, Hurricane Katrina

d. Abortion, Crime and the Environment
Question9

A CNN/USA Today poll found that _______ of African Americans believed that the government's response to Hurricane Katrina was delayed based on race, while only ________ of whites believed so, reflecting a sense of alienation among African Americans.

a. 80%, 30%

b. 60%, 12%

c. 40%, 60%

d. 20%, 70%
Question10

Those who support an active role in government, government spending on social issues, higher taxation and tolerance on social issues are defined as:

a. Conservatives

b. Independent Voters

c. Right-Winged

d. Liberals
Question11

Although African Americans are more liberal on the role of the government in universalizing rights, they are not so liberal on what kinds of issues?

a. Gender and racial

b. social and moral

c. ethical and economical

d. none of the above
Question12

While African Americans embrace most tenets of the liberal ideology, the National Black Politics Survey (1993) indicate that they also embrace elements of black ___________________.

a. nationalism

b. radicalism

c. opinion

d. patriotism
Question13

On the issue of government ownership of private enterprises, what percentage of Blacks believe that government should reduce income inequality between rich and poor, compared to what percentage of whites _________?

a. 64%; 29%

b. 75% ; 59%

c. 59% ; 80 %

d. 73%; 44%
Question14

What are the two dimensions of Black Nationalism?

a. separatist nationalism and militant nationalism

b. organized nationalism and community nationalism

c. individualistic nationalism and militant nationalism

d. community nationalism and separatist nationalist
Question15

Which form of nationalism "rejects inclusion within-the white-dominated American state and seeks the creation of a new homeland."

a. organized nationalism

b. separatist nationalism

c. pan-africanism

d. community nationalism
Question16

Which African American economical class tends to support separatist nationalism?

a. Lower Class

b. Mid-Upper Class

c. Middle-Class

d. Upper-class
Question17

On the survey entitled, "African American Autonomy in Mass Public Opinion," the majority of African Americans agreed with which statement?

a. Black children should study an African language

b. Blacks should shop in black stores whenever possible

c. Blacks should control the government in black communities

d. Blacks should rely on themselves and not others
Question18

_____________nationalists doubt that they will accomplish their goals and therefore are quite pessimistic about the future?

a. Militant

b. Community

c. Organized

d. Separatist
Question19

A very strong kind of adherence to the nationalist ideology is associated with________________ from whites but not gays, lesbians, feminist, or middle-class blacks.

a. Disaffection

b. Endearment

c. Misinterpretation

d. none of the above
Question20

In what era did feminism emerge as an important ideology in African American politics?

a. 1050s

b. 1930s

c. 1990s

d. 1970s
Question21

Race remains the dominant screen through which black women view politics. What is the primary reason for this perspective?

a. gender is a weak vehicle for political identification

b. gender is a strong vehicle for political identification

c. women feel that their issues are less important than race issues

d. none of the above
Question22

There are differences among feminist based on such characteristics as class, race and sexual orientation. This means that feminism is not ____________________.

a. supportive of ethical problems

b. political

c. monolithic

d. supportive of the racial fight for equality
Question23

Which issue is widely supported by black organizations and leaders, except for black nationalists?

a. equal employment

b. abortion rights

c. age

d. support for child care
Question24

What would not be a focus of liberal feminism?

a. the Violence Against Women Act

b. health and child care

c. abortion

d. drug use amongst black athletes
Question25

What is the weakest of ideologies among African Americans?

a. Feminism

b. Marxism

c. Black Nationalism

d. Conservatism
Question26

In the first black newspaper, Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm expressed the need for a black press. They said "We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us." What was the name of this newspaper founded in 1827, by these two pioneers?

a. Freedom's Journal

b. David Walkers Appeal

c. North Star

d. The Afro American
Question27

Which two institutions have been central to the African American freedom struggle?

a. The black press and black politics.

b. The black press and black political organizations.

c. The black church and the politics of resistance.

d. The black church and the black press
Question28

What role has the African American press not played in black society and politics?

a. A Socialization Agent

b. Vehicle of protest against racism and white supremacy

c. Portrayed positive images of blacks.

d. None of the Above
Question29

a. Provide local support against racism

b. Provide national commentary against racism

c. Focus on civic, cultural and religious affairs on a local level

d. Provide social and political news to African Americans
Question30

Which of the following is not representative of the current state of the black press in America:

a. African Americans own 10 percent of radio stations

b. African Americans own 0.6 percent of full power television stations

c. 450 black oriented radio stations

d. 200 weekly papers
Question31

What is the name of the African American newspaper in Los Angeles

a. The Los Angeles Inquiry

b. The Los Angeles Herald

c. The Los Angeles Sentinel

d. None of the Above
Question32

According to the text, what black media personality is lauded as the most powerful voice in black media with an audience of about 10 million listeners in more than 100 cities-an audience equivalent to that of Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh?

a. Tom Joyner

b. Michael Basin

c. Steve Harvey

d. Tavis Smiley
Question33

National general circulation news and information magazines, such as Ebony and Jet tend to focus on _________.

a. the black upper classes

b. poverty and racism

c. news and celebrities

d. celebrities, consumerism and the black middle class
Question34

What happened to Emerge Magazine, which is viewed as the only serious national black news magazine?

a. Jet and Ebony magazine was more profitable

b. It was transformed into a Hip Hop Magazine

c. Robert Johnson of BET began to emphasize only on Hip Hop Videos

d. It was shut down because it failed to make a profit
Question35

The racial "digital divide" has narrowed significantly since 2000 where it was estimated that only 36 percent of blacks were online compared to 54 percent of whites, 41 percent of English speaking Latinos, and 69 percent of Asian Americans. As of 2006, what was the estimated percentage of blacks who were officially online?

a. 52 percent

b. 40 percent

c. 85 percent

d. 61 percent
Question36

What is the purpose of the National Newspaper Publishers Association?

a. Serve as a trade association for black newspapers

b. To distribute news from the black media

c. None of the Above

d. All of the Above
Question37

What is meant by the term "mass media" in the U.S.?

a. The mass media refers to news as well as the people who deliver it worldwide.

b. Business corporations that provide news, information and entertainment in order to make a profit.

c. The mass media refers to any source that provides information simply for the sake of disseminating that info.

d. The mass media refers to all news outlets worldwide.
Question38

In the age where media conglomerates exist to turn large profits, many media companies have been purchased by large multinational corporations. Which of the following media companies is not paired up with its actual corporate owner:

a. ABC---Walt Disney

b. BET---Time Warner

c. NBC---General Electric

d. CBS---Viacom
Question39

For the African American community, what is the negative result of the trend of media conglomeration?

a. More Reality shows that feature Flava Flav types

b. More News that African Americans may not like.

c. Loss of independent African American voices in the media.

d. More Entertainment shows that stereotype African Americans
Question40

When did mainstream news outlets begin to hire African American news personnel for the first time.

a. In the 1960s, after the riots

b. In 1992, after the Rodney King Rebellion

c. In the 1990s, after the O.J. Simpson Trial

d. In the 1930's after the new deal
Question41

What two viable and culturally vital black products were discontinued as a result of the 3 billion dollar buy out and take over of BET by one of the large multi-national corporations?

a. Tavis Smiley Show-Emerge Magazine

b. Emerge Magazine-Def Poetry Jam

c. The Basement-Tavis Smiley Show

d. Def Poetry Jam-Teen Summit
Question42

African Americans make up _____ of the important decision-making positions of news director in television.

a. 0.6%

b. 1.2%

c. 10%

d. 0%
Question43

According to Herbert Gans, the sole objective of mass media is to_____________________.

a. Sell the world an Americanized perspective to see the world.

b. Report the facts objectively

c. Preserve the social order

d. Sensationalize all events to make them newsworthy
Question44

Media scholars, Dates and Barlow observed that stereotypes in the media are ________________________________.

a. the by products of a massive white inferiority complex.

b. templates that ultimately become a self fulfilling prophecy

c. frozen, incapable of growth, change, innovation or transformation

d. not actually stereotypes, but a way of expressing the black life for easier packaging.
Question45

Historically and at present there is a strong tendency for white mass media to create stimuli that activates racial attitudes and stereotypes when dealing with blacks. In short, there is an image presentation problem. What was one of the first works that addressed this problem in political terms and who was the author?

a. Representin'---S. Craig Watkins

b. Behold a Pale Horse-William Cooper.

c. The White Press and Black America-Carolyn Martindale.

d. A Horse of a Different Color: Television's Treatment of Jesse Jackson's Presidential Campaign-C. Anthony Broh.
Question46

In the post-civil rights era, the African American press has declined as an instrument of protest. What reason is given for this downward trend?

a. This adversely impacts the protest motive of the black press.

b. All black cultural products have shifted from protest to entertainment White Supremacy and racism are less overt and therefore it is difficult to target the problem.

c. Protest as a mode of expression in the digital age is seen as a waste of time by those who consume media so the market for protest media is becoming obsolete.

d. Funding
Question47

In general, to what does the text attribute the lack of black newspaper readership?

a. This is the age of the visual, so newspapers are not the primary source of disseminated information.

b. General knowledge of the existence of black print media sources has been lost and replaced by word of mouth, via networking sites such as facebook, twitter and my space.

c. Mainstream media does a somewhat better job in the post-civil rights era of covering the internal life of the black community.

d. The interest level in mainstream media and the stories presented as newsworthy has declined.
Question48

Ida B. Wells Barnett, perhaps the greatest journalist of her time was affectionately referred to as_____________________.

a. The Great Organizer.

b. Princess of the Black Press.

c. The Great Liberator

d. Lola
Question49

What was Wells best known for?

a. For being an outspoken black leader.

b. For raising her siblings at the age of 16.

c. Her campaign against lynching.

d. The fact that she was a Black woman who could write well.
Question50

Ida B. Wells Barnett was the founder of which national organization that continues to exist today.

a. The Afro-American Association

b. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

c. The Black Women's Alliance

d. The National Urban League