Question 1

List and explain at least three preconditions leading to radio broadcasting.

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The preconditions leading to radio broad...

Question 2

It would be safe to say that radio was saved in the 1950s by

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A)  advertisers.
B)  country music.
C)  the networks.
D)  talk shows.
E)  rock and roll.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The FCC's Sixth Report and Order effectively limited television to three networks, because too few cities had been allotted more than three channels with equal coverage potential.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1955 CBS achieved a number-one place in television ratings, a rank it held for 21 years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

David Sarnoff pioneered innovative network/affiliate contracts that became standard practices for years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who invented the image dissector?

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A)  Lee de Forest
B)  Philo T.Farnsworth
C)  Reginald Fessenden
D)  Vladimir Zworykin
E)  Edwin ArmstrongF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Who first proved James Clerk Maxwell's theory about the existence of sound waves?

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A)  Lee de Forest
B)  Heinrich Hertz
C)  Guglielmo Marconi
D)  Samuel Morse
E)  Reginald FessendenF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

RCA was founded initially to

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A)  run the American system of broadcasting.
B)  operate communications during World War I.
C)  mass-produce radio receivers.
D)  teach amateur operators how to operate radio stations.
E)  operate an American wireless telegraphy business.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

During the early years of American broadcasting, radio advertising was

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A)  prohibited by order of the Secretary of Commerce.
B)  quickly adopted as an important source of financial support.
C)  largely limited to "institutional" advertising, dignified mentions of brand name, price, and retail outlet.
D)  filled with crass announcements of sponsors' products.
E)  banned by broadcasters themselves.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

In terms of transmission and reception, UHF television stations had __________ VHF television stations.

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A)  fewer problems than
B)  the same types of problems as
C)  different problems from
D)  more problems than
E)  no problems compared toF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Audiences relied on radio during the Great Depression to distract them from daily struggles of survival.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe changes in radio programming from the 1930s to the 1960s.

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In the 1930s, radio programming was domi...

Question 13

The network that set radio's standard for journalism in its coverage during World War II was

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A)  NBC Blue.
B)  NBC Red.
C)  ABC.
D)  CBS.
E)  Mutual.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Outline the rights of AT&T and the Radio Group in the 1926 cross-licensing agreements.

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In the 1926 cross-licensing agreements, ...

Question 15

In the 1920s Herbert Hoover called four radio conferences in an attempt to get broadcasters to regulate themselves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Among the earliest of radio "broadcasts" was Reginald Fessenden's 1906 Christmas broadcast.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The color television system compatible with existing black-and-white television receivers was developed by

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A)  CBS laboratories.
B)  General Electric.
C)  NTSC.
D)  AT&T.
E)  RCA.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Describe radio's role during World War II.

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During World War II, radio played a cruc...

Question 19

After World War I, wireless' development was dominated by

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A)  big businesses.
B)  inventors and entrepreneurs.
C)  local and state governments.
D)  the shipping industry.
E)  railroads.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

American Marconi's assets became the foundation for

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A)  RCA.
B)  AT&T.
C)  General Electric.
D)  Western Union.
E)  Western Electric.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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