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True or False
An oral culture, utilizing language and the spoken word, is dependent upon memory. |
True
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True or False
People who say the invention of the printing press is responsible for the many changes resulting after its development could be considered technological determinists. |
True
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True or False
The development of photography meant that, during the Revolutionary War, people got their first glimpse of the actual horrors and casualties of war. |
False
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True or False
Unlike the telegraph, the telephone was revolutionary because it allowed people to communicate in real time over vast distances. |
False
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In order to develop a system of writing, people needed to resolve:
a. what spoken sound would be represented by each symbol b. whether oral or literate societies were better c. on what surface to write symbols d. both A & C |
D
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6. Which of the following is an example of a phonetic writing system?
a. hieroglyphics b. cuneiform c. the alphabet d. cryptographs |
C
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The development of vernacular languages, extensive religious changes, and the sharing of scientific advances are all effects of:
a. the Gutenberg revolution b. empire-building c. the Reformation movement d. clerical intervention |
A
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The telegraph affected:
a. how war was conducted b. the variability of prices in commodities markets c. the style of news reporting d. all of the above |
D
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Moving pictures helped bring about the concept of:
a. leisure time b. popular culture c. elite culture d. cultural institutions |
B
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Which of the following statements about TV is NOT true?
a. TV is the single largest consumer of people's time b. TV has exerted a standardizing influence on society c. TV is an important source of information d. TV is people's most believable news source |
A
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