CTVR 2 Final Exam Questions with Answers
The original hidden camera program on television was: - -Candid Camera
-What was the first live TV transmission in the United States? - -Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Herbert Hoover on the telephone
-As of 2011, the Nielson Company said that [blank] percent of households in the U.S.
owned TV sets, down from previous years. - -96.7
-Most feature films are shot in this manner: - -Single camera
-The so-called Golden Age of Television began in the: - -1950s
-A "narrative means that particular program has: !!!!!!! - -A clear story
-According to the e-text, the three ways to fund television production are: - -Subscription,
commercials & public money
-The rise of "low-brow" (not having any real intellectual or cultural value) sitcoms
happened mostly in the: - -1960's
-The "MTV generation" was born into an era when:**** - -None of these.
-Dramas usually tell the story of its main character's: - -All of these: experiences, emotions
and events
-During the Vietnam War, more Americans were getting their news from newspapers than
anywhere else. - -False
-Production value refers to the quality of: - -All of these: hair, makeup, wardrobe and sets
-The Nielson Company contributes the decline in TV set ownership to these two factors: - -
Poverty & technological wizardry
-In the article and video linked to in the e-text that listed the top 30 TV commercials, the
number one commercial was for: - -Lexus
-The very first game show was: - -Spelling Bee
-The rise of socially aware sitcoms (attempting to make real intellectual and cultural
contributions) occurred mostly in the: - -1970's
-Single camera television initially gained popularity with: - -sitcoms in the 1960s
, -The number of television channels rapidly increased after:**** - -1950
-The beginning of each drama usually starts with the characters in: - -Equilibrium
-The most important item to have in a sitcom is inherent: - -conflict
-Herb Stempel and Charles Van Doren were associated with this quiz show: - -Twenty One
-The most expensive network you pay for out of your cable bill is: - -ESPN
-Select 5 TV trends to watch for in 2019, according to "Consumer Reports." - -HDR Gets
Better & Brighter
TV Screens Get Bigger & Cheaper
Chinese Brands Gain Momentum
8K TV's
Voice Interaction
-The roots of live TV variety shows go back to ________________________. - -vaudeville
-The decade where the standup comic became the focus of the star-driven sitcom was
mostly in the: - -1980's
-In the wake of the quiz show scandals, federal lawmakers prohibited fixing of game
shows, which led the networks to: - -Cancel their entire lineups of game shows
-AMC's ratings tripled when it started airing this show. - -The Walking Dead
-When President Kennedy was assassinated, __________________________ broke into CBS
programming to deliver the news. - -UNKNOWN****
-OLED's are what LG's president considers the next advance in TV technology. OLED
stands for: - -organic light-emitting diode
-Desilu is notable for: - -Owning the rights to the program and thereby making its stars
rich and powerful
-The first serious network commitment to a single camera production was: - -None of
these
-The cost of a television set has been steadily: - -Decreasing
-The best television drama based on the top 50 list linked in the module was: **** - -The
Sopranos
-The idea that the current 24-hour news cycle compels policy makers to intervene
immediately is called the: - -CNN Effect
The original hidden camera program on television was: - -Candid Camera
-What was the first live TV transmission in the United States? - -Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Herbert Hoover on the telephone
-As of 2011, the Nielson Company said that [blank] percent of households in the U.S.
owned TV sets, down from previous years. - -96.7
-Most feature films are shot in this manner: - -Single camera
-The so-called Golden Age of Television began in the: - -1950s
-A "narrative means that particular program has: !!!!!!! - -A clear story
-According to the e-text, the three ways to fund television production are: - -Subscription,
commercials & public money
-The rise of "low-brow" (not having any real intellectual or cultural value) sitcoms
happened mostly in the: - -1960's
-The "MTV generation" was born into an era when:**** - -None of these.
-Dramas usually tell the story of its main character's: - -All of these: experiences, emotions
and events
-During the Vietnam War, more Americans were getting their news from newspapers than
anywhere else. - -False
-Production value refers to the quality of: - -All of these: hair, makeup, wardrobe and sets
-The Nielson Company contributes the decline in TV set ownership to these two factors: - -
Poverty & technological wizardry
-In the article and video linked to in the e-text that listed the top 30 TV commercials, the
number one commercial was for: - -Lexus
-The very first game show was: - -Spelling Bee
-The rise of socially aware sitcoms (attempting to make real intellectual and cultural
contributions) occurred mostly in the: - -1970's
-Single camera television initially gained popularity with: - -sitcoms in the 1960s
, -The number of television channels rapidly increased after:**** - -1950
-The beginning of each drama usually starts with the characters in: - -Equilibrium
-The most important item to have in a sitcom is inherent: - -conflict
-Herb Stempel and Charles Van Doren were associated with this quiz show: - -Twenty One
-The most expensive network you pay for out of your cable bill is: - -ESPN
-Select 5 TV trends to watch for in 2019, according to "Consumer Reports." - -HDR Gets
Better & Brighter
TV Screens Get Bigger & Cheaper
Chinese Brands Gain Momentum
8K TV's
Voice Interaction
-The roots of live TV variety shows go back to ________________________. - -vaudeville
-The decade where the standup comic became the focus of the star-driven sitcom was
mostly in the: - -1980's
-In the wake of the quiz show scandals, federal lawmakers prohibited fixing of game
shows, which led the networks to: - -Cancel their entire lineups of game shows
-AMC's ratings tripled when it started airing this show. - -The Walking Dead
-When President Kennedy was assassinated, __________________________ broke into CBS
programming to deliver the news. - -UNKNOWN****
-OLED's are what LG's president considers the next advance in TV technology. OLED
stands for: - -organic light-emitting diode
-Desilu is notable for: - -Owning the rights to the program and thereby making its stars
rich and powerful
-The first serious network commitment to a single camera production was: - -None of
these
-The cost of a television set has been steadily: - -Decreasing
-The best television drama based on the top 50 list linked in the module was: **** - -The
Sopranos
-The idea that the current 24-hour news cycle compels policy makers to intervene
immediately is called the: - -CNN Effect
