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Question 1.
Media never engage in direct efforts to change our attitudes opinions, or behavior.

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Question 2.
Socialization through television and motion pictures only takes place during childhood.


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Question 3.
The need to capture and hold audience attention creates a bias toward "hype" and sensationalism in contemporary media.


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Question 4.
Lightweight entertainment – "soft fluff" – prevails over serious programming on television.


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Question 5.
Because of their ability to generate "name recognition," media strongly influence early selection of candidates.


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Question 6.
The FCC prohibits a single individual or firm from owning both a leading TV station and newspaper in the same city.

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Question 7.
The government may prevent publication of news by the media.

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Question 8.
News reporters are protected from federal law from having to reveal their sources.

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Question 9.
The Internet was originally developed during the Cold War to create a communication system that could survive nuclear war.

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Question 10.
The Supreme Court places the burden of filtering the Internet on parents.

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