MAC116

Category: MAC116

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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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MAC116

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1. Venue oriented communication is?_________

A. Spontaneous

B. None of the above

C. Structured

D. Organized

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__is a communication
strategy used to bring
people together to sensitize
them on particular issues
affecting their societies

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3. Chiejina (1981) discovered that people depended heavily on traditional information sources like the village gong-man, the drum and ______?

A. Village chiefs

B. High priest

C. The kings

D. Village square

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4. Information from Town criers are disseminated in what way?________

A. Horizontally and vertically

B. Physically

C. Horizontally

D. Vertically

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5. The exchange of information between two or more people with the ultimate aim of reaching agreement over issues is known as_____________

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6. One of these is true about myths_______

A. None of the above

B. Reminds people of their ancestors

C. Gives account of actions by supernatural beings

D. Gives account of human beings

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7. The position of the ‘gbohungbohun’ in Yoruba land is in most cases?_________

A. Inherited

B. Rewarded

C. Appointed

D. None of the above

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8. _communicate and tell stories about people and events at the same time at christening?

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9. Witty sayings said in verses that are meant to deliver strong messages are known as?__________

A. All of the above

B. Fairytales

C. Proverbs

D. Prodigies

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10.

In looking at communication for development in Africa, conception, __________design and implementation
must begin with Africans

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11. From a contemporary perspective, what is responsible for the adoption of foreign pop culture?_________

A. Exposure to peer groups

B. None of the above

C. Exposure to foreign media independence

D. Exposure to foreign media content

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12.

The festival of Isis and
Osiris is celebrated in what
country ?________

A. Ethiopia

B. South Africa

C. Italy

D. Egypt

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13. Africans rely more on informal networks of kinship structure and sectional interest when what happens?_________

A. Contesting for a political post

B. Political post

C. Changing status

D. Changing occupation

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14.

__in Bauchi state is strictly given to personalities due
to be offered titles?

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15. the beneficiaries of the media in Nigeria are mostly the elites and ___________

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16.

The __________
was effectively used in
revenue generation for the
Lagos State Government in
1971?

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17. _________is a process of bringing together all feasible inter-sectoral and social partners to identify needs and raise awareness of a particular development objective

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18.

From a historical
perspective, the reason for
adoption of foreign culture
is attributed to_____

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19. An institutionalized activity occurring at a definite place and involving the meeting people there at a particular is known as__________according Hodder (1964)

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20. Drama in the colonial period was used along ordered and_____________processes

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21. Olusanya and Olorude (1994) also stated that names function as?_______

A. Links with town names

B. Links with town names

C. Links with origin

D. Links with departed family members

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22. The public realm is regarded as the_______of men

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23. Ibagere in 1994 described dreams as ?_________

A. Experiences from the past

B. Experiences in the spiritual realm

C. Experiences on a higher plane

D. Experiences from day to day happenings

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24. What is considered as a ‘memory’ of a collective people?________

A. Bible

B. Traditional media

C. Folk media

D. Fairytales

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25. The traditional media is __________oriented

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26. Each particular language in the world is a ____________ of a particular group of people

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27. One of the following is an example of top-down communication______

A. Festivals

B. Dreams

C. Divination

D. Ancestral worship

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28.

All these are components of Folk media, except?
________

A. Carnivals

B. Parades

C. March-past

D. Folk drama

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29. In a village, who is considered to be the most dependable source of information?_________

A. Courier chiefs

B. Traditional announcer

C. Diviner

D. Chief priest

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30. According to Ogwezzy (1983), the quickest and widest way of relaying news in the traditional way is through?________

A. Gatekeepers

B. Traditional spokes men

C. The people

D. Traditional announcers

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31. Nigeria is made of how many ethnic groups? ________

A. Less than 220

B. 280

C. Less than 250

D. More than 250

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32.

__is a series of adjustments by indigenous people to new ideas from immediate
localities

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33. The following are examples of community based organizations, except_______

A. Association of hair dressers

B. Age grade

C. Village meetings

D. Men’s meeting

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34. The way a person deals with another is a manifestation of the person’s _________

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35. In the Tiv communities in Nigeria, the ‘Bam’ forum is_______

A. Where people come together to contribute money to help one another

B. None of the above

C. A group of people who share a common goal

D. Where widows come together to help one another

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36.

In some literature, venueoriented communication is also referred to as?
________

A. Unstructured channels

B. Rigid channels

C. Unstructured channels

D. Organized channels

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37. What role do the traditional announcers play in the traditional communication system?_________

A. They serve as the newspapers

B. They are the voice of the people

C. They are gatekeepers

D. They serve as ‘broadcasting stations’

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38. Akpan (1977) described the traders in a market place as_

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39. All over the world, names function as ?_______

A. Authority

B. None of the above

C. Beautification

D. Identification

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40. Nwuneli in 1983 stated that the only aspect the traditional announcer can influence the disseminated information is the _________

A. Mode of delivery

B. Speech strategy

C. Length of speech

D. None of the above

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41.

In Africa, arts provides a_____
function

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42.

According to Mede (1998) the information or messages from the diviners
help in?________

A. None of the above

B. Regulating the activities of cultists

C. Regulating message dissemination

D. Regulating behavioural pattern of community members

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43.

The worship of departed relatives who are believed to have become powerful
spirit beings is called? ________

A. Consultation

B. Divination

C. Ancestral worship

D. Paganism

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44. Stories from ancient times about people and events which may be true or untrue are called?________

A. Myths

B. Folktales

C. Legends

D. Folklores

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45. The three types of names are personal name, family name and

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46. A short story that teaches a moral lesson is known as ?_________

A. Fairytale

B. Proverb

C. Folktale

D. Parable

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47. Okigbo in 2004 identified two publics as civic and primordial. This means that_________

A. There are different types of the African publics

B. There are two types of publics

C. Publics can be subdivided into two groups

D. There are two sides of Africans

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48. Extra-mundane communication can also be referred to as ?_______

A. Supernatural communication

B. Communication between deities

C. Ancient communication

D. Super-active communication

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49.

___________title among the Igbos admits a mature, industrious and capable
adult male to the folds of elders?

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50. In Nigeria, Courier chiefs serves as _______

A. None of the above

B. Lesser chiefs assisting palace chiefs

C. Assistant kings

D. In Nigeria, Courier chiefs serves as……

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