Media History
This famous media philosopher coined the aphorism, "The medium is the message."
Marshall McLuhan
This bright idea changed the way society scheduled working, waking, and sleeping.
The electric light bulb
This is the name of the ship captained by Han Solo in the Star Wars universe.
Millennium Falcon
Define: rescind
To revoke, cancel, or repeal
The vampire's invitation to Buffy's house was rescinded.
Until this man's invention of the printing press, books were not easily available to many people.
Gutenberg
This is the manipulation of information to influence public opinion.
Propaganda
Disneyland was founded in Anaheim in what year?
1955
What is an adjective? Provide an example.
What is an adverb? Provide an example.
Adjectives describe nouns. The beautiful cat sat on the windowsill.
Adverbs describe adjectives and verbs; they often, but don't always, end in -ly.
I do yoga semi-frequently. Others do yoga often.
This popular video game company was founded in 1889, ten years before famous vampire novel Dracula was published.
Nintendo
This medium has had a significant impact on consumerism, with the first airing in 1941 to sell Bulova watches.
Television commercials
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Guardians of the Galaxy character Starlord's real name is -
Peter Quill
Which of the following is correct?
a. Judson Brewer describes using one’s breath during meditation as an anchor so that “when the boat [our focus] starts to drift, the anchor catches the ocean floor” (91).
b. Judson Brewer describes using one’s breath during meditation as an anchor so that “when the boat [our focus] starts to drift, the anchor catches the ocean floor” (Brewer 91).
A; if the source's name appears in the sentence itself, you do not need to include their name in the in-text citation.
What was the first non-print mass media?
Radio
A phone that can makes calls, as well as take pictures and video, is an example of digital media _______________.
Convergence
This urban fantasy television series that ran from 1997-2003 is your professor's favorite show.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
What is the difference between an abstract and concrete noun?
A concrete noun names something tangible, like a table or a president, while an abstract noun names an intangible idea such as love.
The Nixon-Kennedy presidential debate in 1960 was the first to _________________.
Appear on television
Most people experience this kind of media convergence, in which they naturally multitask across a variety of media.
Organic convergence
This blue-haired seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter is the first musical artist born in the 2000s to have a No. 1 album.
Billie Eilish
Define: apocryphal
Widely shared and believed, but in fact false
Many websites share apocryphal information, such as insisting that going out in the rain will cause someone to get sick.
While not the first social media site, this website guaranteed you one friend - founder Tom Anderson.
MySpace
Some postmodern thought is influenced by this philosopher who wondered about a cat in a box.
Schroedinger
Dr. Suess' real name was -
Theodore "Ted" Geisel.
What is the difference between a subordinating and coordinating conjunction?
A coordinating conjunction is used to connect two indepdendent clauses, while a subordinating conjunction connects an independent clause with a dependent one.
Coordinating: I like the color green, but my sister prefers purple.
Subordinating: I failed the test because I didn't study.