MAC225

Category: MAC225

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Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.

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MAC225

1 / 50

Which news element is
projected in the following
sentence, ‘A total sum of
N28billion was pumped into
the foreign exchange
market in March this year
alone by the Central Bank
of Nigeria?’ _____

A. How

B. Where

C. Who

D. What

2 / 50

The following, according to
Sonaike (1987) is not a
type of lead ____

A. Contrast lead, the effects lead, double feature lead

B. A and c above

C. Question and Answer lead, story lead, direct address lead

D. Summary lead, shirt-tailed lead, quote lead, cartridge lead

3 / 50

Journalists enjoy press
freedom in the
world.

4 / 50

A good reporter must abide
by these rules except ____

A. Guard against publication of libelous statement

B. A and b

C. void use of unfamiliar jargon

D. Use the pyramid format, underline every important quotation

5 / 50

Interview in journalism
parlance can be defined as
_____

A. The process of problem solving among journalist

B. An act of searching through past record for new facts

C. The art of meeting people and asking them questions with a view to eliciting information on specific issues

D. A way of seeking for a new job elsewhere

6 / 50

Which of these should a
reporter do if he must
manage his source to
succeed in his reportorial
assignment _____

A. Use source both at the beginning end of his stories not be skeptical about his sources

B. Must be aware that editors discourage anonymous unattributed sources

C. Be careful with confidential or anonymous sources, use sources as starting point for source stories

D. A and c above

7 / 50

The most outstanding
difference between news
writing and poetry or novel
is which of these? _____

A. News writing is always in a pyramid format ending with the salient points

B. News writing is always very short

C. News writing is always full of details and figures

D. News writing is presented in an inverted pyramid format

8 / 50

The reason Inverted
Pyramid format is used in
news writing include which
of these? ____

A. It makes the reader get the gist quickly, facilitates reading and helps in headline writing

B. It facilitates editing to suite the news whole; it helps and facilitates page make up and satisfies the curiosity of the reader

C. It helps the newscaster, gives the story a solid base and facilitates reading

D. A and c above

9 / 50

A media house can be
compelled to publish
as well as payment of
damages as forms of
remedies for defamation

10 / 50

10.

Which of the following can
be generally regarded as
poor writing ____

A. The story is not interesting and not in good taste

B. If it is runs against the policy of the newspaper or its style

C. It is uses transitional words such as “and”, “but”,, or ‘however

D. A and b

11 / 50

11.

Usually cannot have all the
details as at press time?

12 / 50

12.

According to Melvin
Mencher (2010), a story
must satisfy which of these
to be accepted? _____

A. A and c above

B. Accuracy, Attribution, Completeness, Balance and fairness

C. Humorous, objective, brief and focused

D. Objectivity, brevity and focus, well written

13 / 50

13.

How does the idiom, ‘dress
how you want to be
addressed’ relate to the
reporter?

A. He must always wear expensive dresses

B. He must dress to kill

C. He must know how to dress well for the occasion to avoid being misrepresented

D. The reporter must dress well before addressing the audience

14 / 50

14.

‘INEC cannot remove Ngige
based on his expulsion
from PDP,’ said the INEC
chairman, is an example of
a news story anchored on
which of these elements?
_______

A. How

B. Where

C. Why

D. When

15 / 50

15.

To connect the reader back
to the original story, the
reporter uses

16 / 50

16.

Offensive and provocative
dressing by female
journalists in court premises
is not necessarily an act of
contempt of the courts.
YES/NO

17 / 50

17.

The technical language
used in the media industry
is called _____

A. Journalism

B. Journal

C. Journalese

D. Journalist

18 / 50

18.

A reporter must not pass
judgment means that he
should ____

A. He should not write about legal matters if he is not a lawyer

B. He should not discuss the legal implication

C. just gather the facts, for the audience, to make their decision

D. He must not take the story to a judge in a court

19 / 50

19.

The sports council is a
good information source for
the
reporter

20 / 50

20.

Is defamation by means of
writing or by any other
permanent form.

21 / 50

21.

In the Nigerian judicial
system, there are superior
and
courts

22 / 50

22.

There are no easy
classifications of news;
however in broad term, the
following except one are
the major types _____

A. A and b above

B. Straightforward news stories, investigative stories, interpretative stories, in-depth stories

C. A alone above

D. Investigative stories, question and answer stories, interview stories indepth stories

23 / 50

23.

The media in the eastern
world are free to express
dissenting views. YES/NO?

24 / 50

24.

The second_cycle story, the
developing story and the
update are the variants of

25 / 50

25.

reigns in a state where
there is no law?

26 / 50

26.

Some interviewees may
want to know why you want
to interview them, in such a
case you can do one of the
following _____

A. Type out the list of the questions and send through his secretary

B. Tell him straight that it is unprofessional

C. Give him/her just a general idea and nothing more

D. Call him up in confidence and request he keeps it secrete

27 / 50

27.

Broadcasters should avoid
complex sentence; instead
they should chhose

28 / 50

28.

One of the following is not a
type of interview _____

A. Group interview, telephone interview

B. On the spot interview, exclusive interview

C. Panel interview, personality interview

D. Interpersonal and intrapersonal interview

29 / 50

29.

The
courts fall under superior
courts while the magistrate
courts fall under inferior
courts.

30 / 50

30.

A bad writing will end up
where? ____

A. Arbitration panel

B. Inside the middle of the paper

C. In the hand of proof readers

D. Inside the editor’s waste basket

31 / 50

31.

In criminal law, the
is the accuser?

32 / 50

32.

When many reporters from
different media
organizations participate in
an interview, they are in
involved in ____

A. A and b above

B. Panel interview

C. Personality interview

D. Group interview

33 / 50

33.

Online reporting is
synonymous with Computer
Assisted Reporting;
YES/NO?

34 / 50

34.

If a news medium presents
news in a way to arouse a
quick and excited reaction,
it is said to engage in

35 / 50

35.

An in-depth, thorough,
elaborate, comprehensive
and lucid report of a
specific field of journalistic
coverage is known as
_report

36 / 50

36.

When journalists argue for
legislation to assist them to
source information, they are
actually asking for

37 / 50

37.

In Nigeria,
Proscriptions/Closure of
media houses ended with
regime?

38 / 50

38.

In international
communication parlance
the third world is also
referred to as the

39 / 50

39.

In a defamation case earlier
decided, an accused can
plead
as a defence.

40 / 50

40.

Watergate scandal led to
the resignation of former
American president

41 / 50

41. ---------- are similar to indepth stories

A. Expected news

B. Investigative Stories

C. Human Interest News

D. Hard News

42 / 50

42.

A skilled interviewer should
watch out for the
interviewers emotional tone
level (ETL) by doing which
of the following in the cause
of the interview_____

A. If the ETL is too high, to bring it low by telling a story of interest to the interviewee

B. If the ETL is too high, to bring it low by asking trivial question

C. A and c above

D. If the ETL is too low to raise it by asking sensitive and breath-taking questions

43 / 50

43.

In addition to his personal
style and the prevailing
style of the particular period
he is operating in, another
style the journalist must
contend with is _______

A. Media style and mechanic

B. Industry style

C. Personal style

D. National style

44 / 50

44.

If you were a broadcast
editor which of these would
you consider when
selecting your news stories
____

A. A only

B. A and b only

C. Timeliness, the facts

D. Information, not Explanation, Audio or Visual Impac

45 / 50

45.

The word “sacred cow”
when used in the news
room means, which of
these ___

A. A Cow that must not be Sacrificed

B. A journalist who is well respected and his stories must be printed

C. A story with the blessing of a religious leader

D. A slang for a subject or story in which the publishers or editors are interested and which must be printed

46 / 50

46.

One of these is not a
motivating factor for
journalists to go the extra
mile ____

A. Getting on the front page

B. Impressing sources

C. Avoiding criticism from colleagues

D. Telling stories in a compelling way

47 / 50

47.

The reporter must not
editorialize. This means
____

A. His news report must be straight forward and objective

B. He must edit his story before sending to the editor

C. He should not write like the editor

D. He should not imagine what topic the editorial writer would choose

48 / 50

48.

“The bus overturned at
least three times,” the
police man said “ none of
the twenty passengers was
hurt, luckily the car did not
explode to flames,” is an
example of ___

A. A bad direct quote

B. A good indirect quote

C. A good direct quote

D. A bad indirect quote

49 / 50

49.

Political parties are a good
_of information for the
reporter

50 / 50

50.

Some political reporters
cannot remain neutral in
political issues; they are
often

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