CFPT PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026 414
QUESTIONS AND 100 PERCENT CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following is a daily newspaper published in the UK?
a) The Independent
b) Time Out
c) The Daily Herald
d) The Observer. Answer: a) The Independent
⩥ Which of these mandated that media broadcasters present a diversity
of perspectives on contentious or controversial issues in order to prevent
domination by a single viewpoint, was repealed by Congress in 1987?
a) Communications Decency Act
b) Equal Time Rule
c) Media Bias Rule
d) Fairness Doctrine. Answer: Fairness Doctrine
⩥ Weber Shandwick, Fleishmen-Hillard, Hill anad Knowlton and
Ketchum Inc. are among the largest US-based:
a) Newspaper Chains
b) media conglomerates
,c) public relations agencies
d) media research firms. Answer: c) public relations agencies
⩥ Operates independently of the State dept and reports directly to
congress:
a) educational and cultural affairs bureau
b) public affair bureau
c) international information programs bureau
d) the broadcasting board of governors. Answer: d) the broadcasting
board of gov
⩥ The U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (or the
Smith-Mundt Act) prohibits the US gov from:. Answer: disseminating
information intended for foreign audiences within the US borders
⩥ US citizens are unlikely to be able to listen to or rea\d US public
diplomacy outreach materials because of which act of Congress?.
Answer: Smith-Mundt
⩥ Which of the following is an official organ of the US govt public
diplomacy efforts?
a) national endowment for democracy
b) international visitors program
c) business for diplomatic action. Answer: international visitors program
,⩥ 1960s and 1970s writers such as Tom Wolfe, Gay Tales, and Joan
Didion often wrote from the POV of their sources, one of the techniques
that defined a form of reporting known as:
a) civic jounrlism
b) investigative reporting
c) muckraaking
d) new jounralism. Answer: new journalism
⩥ term commonly used to reflect the contribution that the attractiveness
of a nation's culture and values can make to its international standing?
a) national branding
b) CNN effect
c) psychological operations
d) soft power. Answer: d) soft power
⩥ type of speech used when advocating a solution to a societal problem
or arguing for action on leg matter?. Answer: persuasive
⩥ Relationships between the US and Lapatria are at an all time low. In
order to best engage with the local press, the embassy should:
a) avoid face to face contact with the press until diplomatic relations
stabilize
, b) invite influential journalists to the embassy for one-on-one interviews
to explain the US position
c) hold a press conference to explain the US position on the tensions
d) set up a Web page explaining the US position on the matter. Answer:
b) invite influential journalists to the embassy for one-on-one interviews
to explain the US position
⩥ What is the most effective way to counter criticisms from the
Lapatrian press about the lack of donor aid from the US govt?
a) lobby for the expansion of US Agency for International Development
(USAID) support for development in Lapatria
b) publish booklets and disseminate press releases that stress the
importance of private as well as public US philanthropic activities in
Lapatria
c)host a press conference denouncing US crticisms as unjust
d) contact the State dept home office regarding the expansion of donor
aid to Lapatria. Answer: b) publish booklets and disseminate press
releases that stress the importance of private as well as public US
philanthropic activities in Lapatria
⩥ Which is an international broadcasting service funded by the US govt
and directed to audiences in the middle east?
a) al Jazeera
b) Al-Arabiya
c) Radio Farda
QUESTIONS AND 100 PERCENT CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED GRADED A+
⩥ Which of the following is a daily newspaper published in the UK?
a) The Independent
b) Time Out
c) The Daily Herald
d) The Observer. Answer: a) The Independent
⩥ Which of these mandated that media broadcasters present a diversity
of perspectives on contentious or controversial issues in order to prevent
domination by a single viewpoint, was repealed by Congress in 1987?
a) Communications Decency Act
b) Equal Time Rule
c) Media Bias Rule
d) Fairness Doctrine. Answer: Fairness Doctrine
⩥ Weber Shandwick, Fleishmen-Hillard, Hill anad Knowlton and
Ketchum Inc. are among the largest US-based:
a) Newspaper Chains
b) media conglomerates
,c) public relations agencies
d) media research firms. Answer: c) public relations agencies
⩥ Operates independently of the State dept and reports directly to
congress:
a) educational and cultural affairs bureau
b) public affair bureau
c) international information programs bureau
d) the broadcasting board of governors. Answer: d) the broadcasting
board of gov
⩥ The U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (or the
Smith-Mundt Act) prohibits the US gov from:. Answer: disseminating
information intended for foreign audiences within the US borders
⩥ US citizens are unlikely to be able to listen to or rea\d US public
diplomacy outreach materials because of which act of Congress?.
Answer: Smith-Mundt
⩥ Which of the following is an official organ of the US govt public
diplomacy efforts?
a) national endowment for democracy
b) international visitors program
c) business for diplomatic action. Answer: international visitors program
,⩥ 1960s and 1970s writers such as Tom Wolfe, Gay Tales, and Joan
Didion often wrote from the POV of their sources, one of the techniques
that defined a form of reporting known as:
a) civic jounrlism
b) investigative reporting
c) muckraaking
d) new jounralism. Answer: new journalism
⩥ term commonly used to reflect the contribution that the attractiveness
of a nation's culture and values can make to its international standing?
a) national branding
b) CNN effect
c) psychological operations
d) soft power. Answer: d) soft power
⩥ type of speech used when advocating a solution to a societal problem
or arguing for action on leg matter?. Answer: persuasive
⩥ Relationships between the US and Lapatria are at an all time low. In
order to best engage with the local press, the embassy should:
a) avoid face to face contact with the press until diplomatic relations
stabilize
, b) invite influential journalists to the embassy for one-on-one interviews
to explain the US position
c) hold a press conference to explain the US position on the tensions
d) set up a Web page explaining the US position on the matter. Answer:
b) invite influential journalists to the embassy for one-on-one interviews
to explain the US position
⩥ What is the most effective way to counter criticisms from the
Lapatrian press about the lack of donor aid from the US govt?
a) lobby for the expansion of US Agency for International Development
(USAID) support for development in Lapatria
b) publish booklets and disseminate press releases that stress the
importance of private as well as public US philanthropic activities in
Lapatria
c)host a press conference denouncing US crticisms as unjust
d) contact the State dept home office regarding the expansion of donor
aid to Lapatria. Answer: b) publish booklets and disseminate press
releases that stress the importance of private as well as public US
philanthropic activities in Lapatria
⩥ Which is an international broadcasting service funded by the US govt
and directed to audiences in the middle east?
a) al Jazeera
b) Al-Arabiya
c) Radio Farda
