FTV 375: TV and U.S. Culture Online: Quiz LATEST FOR 2021/2022

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FTV 375: TV and U.S. Culture Online Question 1 0 / 5 points Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of socially relevant TV programming in the 1970s: Question options: Socially confront ational... , but still had to be accessible to white audiences A tendency to focus on race in U.S. Society Used sitcom generic conventions in innovative ways Were targeted exclusively to minority audiences Question 2 5 / 5 points The Financial Interest and Syndication Rule (Fyn-Syn) of 1970 stated that only television networks could produce television programs. Question options: True False Question 3 0 / 5 points Which of the following is an element of "Quality" TV from the 1970s as exemplified by The Mary Tyler Moore Show? Question options: Narratives set within the context of second wave feminism Shot on videotape Characters as embodiments of social issues Theatrical style sets with a dirty and cluttered mise-en-scene Question 4 5 / 5 points The FCC regulates the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, & FOX) for both indecency and obscenity. Question options: True False Question 5 5 / 5 points In U.S. television during the 1980s: Question options: Broadcast network TV sitcoms continued the "relevant" TV trend of the 1970s The Cosby Show exemplified the TV industry's return to a policy of LOP There was a noticeable shift to the left in dominant political discourses and TV narratives Cold War anxiety was no longer evident in U.S. TV narratives Question 6 5 / 5 points According to the Nichols-Pethik reading, what was one of the most important factors cited by NBC president Brandon Tartikoff for renewing Hill Street Blues after its first season? Question options: The program was immensely popular and received high ratings in all important demographics The program was critically acclaimed and had the potential to be nurtured through positive word-of-mouth The program had high ratings in homes that had cable, indicating that it could do well within a highly competitive and fragmented media landscape The program was the latest in a cycle of popular cop shows, which were all performing well with network audiences Question 7 0 / 5 points Which of the following was NOT an aspect of MTV's brand in the '80s and early '90s? Question options: MTV functioned as a tastemaker by giving artists hip credibility MTV promoted liberal values within its original programming MTV was a successful promotional tool for record companies MTV increasingly focused on only rock and alternative music Question 8 5 / 5 points Which of the following is NOT an element of John Caldwell's concept of "televisuality"? Question options: The rise of TV auteurs Characterized as the broadcast networks' industrial response to the increase in ratings for their programming in the 1980s Foregrounded aesthetic style in broadcast network programs was designed to cut through the clutter within a fractured media landscape Rising production budgets and the appropriation of cinematic aesthetics for network TV shows Question 9 5 / 5 points The new FOX network became successful by primarily targeting the African-American and youth audiences with their programming. Question options: True False Question 10 5 / 5 points In the '90s, cable networks tended to build the foundation for their brand identity through syndicated content, which also helped to define their targeted demographics. Question options: True False [Show More]

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