Multiple-Choice Quiz
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Multiple-Choice Quiz
Question 1
What is the libertarian argument concerning violence?
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All speech, even violent speech, must be protected. Correct
Only violent speech that reaches an underage
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market can be edited; all other speech is sacrosanct.
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There is no connection between violent
programming and violent behavior.
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The only violent "speech" that should be regulated
is that in video games.
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What was the focus of the 1985 Meese Commission?
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pornography
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sex crimes
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sexual harrassment
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domestic violence
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The Meese Commission made 92 recommendations. Nearly all of them
supported
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tougher enforcement of obscenity laws and even
stricter measures against child pornography.
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stronger anti-obscenity legislation and stricter
definitions of sexual harassment.
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tougher domestic violence sentencing guidelines
and stricter definitions of child pornography.
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clearer defnintions of "sex crimes" and tougher
enforcement of obscenity laws.
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On what basis did suicide victim John McCollum's family sue Ozzy
Osborne and CBS Records?
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that the lyrics on Osborne's albums had a
cumulative effect on McCollum and that CBS was
negligent in disseminating the albums to the public
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that Osborne and CBS knew the music they were
creating and distributing was likely to cause some
sort of violence and they had a responsibility to
prevent it
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that Osborne's public persona was a violent one and Incorrect
that CBS contributed to that violent persona in
promoting Osborne's albums
that Osborne and CBS were negligent when they
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marketed Osborne's music to teenagers because they
knew of its potential for inciting violent behavior
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What was the basis for Ronny Zamora's defense in his trial for the 1977
murder of his eighty-two-year-old neighbor?
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"involuntary television intoxication"
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"excess exposure to media violence"
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"media violence susceptibility syndrome"
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"media-inspired involuntary violence"
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Question 6
Which of the following is NOT an accurate description of the 1974 NBC
broadcast of and controversy surrounding the televison program Born
Innocent?
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It portrayed a rape and three days later a similar
rape was committed in California.
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NBC contended that the First Amendment protected Incorrect
it from damages from alleged effects of a media
program.
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The American Library Association filed an amicus
brief suggesting that if NBC was guilty then
libraries might be the target of lawsuits based on
crimes suggested by books.
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All of these were aspects of the Born Innocent
broadcast and case.
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Which of the following filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the
defendant in the case against NBC concering the Born Innocent case?
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Question 9
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the California Medical Association
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the California Social Workers Association
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the National Organition for Women
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the American Civil Liberties Union
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Jeremy Benthem stated that "Nature has placed mankind under the
governance of two sovereign masters." What are they?
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pain and pleasure
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good and evil
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self and other
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reason and emotion
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What was the outcome of the cases against CBS (Osborne's record label)
and NBC (the network that aired Born Innocent)?
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Neither was found liable in the California courts.
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CBS was fined; NBC was not found liable.
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CBS was required to label music with explicit lyrics Incorrect
and NBC was required to issue warnings, not just
disclaimers, before airing violent content.
Both were found liable, though the exact terms of
the payments made to victims were sealed.
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What was the focus of Oliver Stone's 2006 film World Trade Center?
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the survival of two New York Port Authority police Correct
officers
the terrorist planning leading up to the event
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the confused reaction to the bombings by the
various responders
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putting the event into a global context by
comparing it to other terrorist attacks
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Question 11
What term did Hannah Arendt use in observing Adolf Eichmann's trial and
his apparent lack of motive for his actions (beyond personal
advancement)?
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the "banality of evil"
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the "axis of evil"
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the "soulessness of evil"
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the "heart of darkness"
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What are the Golden Mean's moral limits on violence?
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It must be used in proportion to need and only when Correct
other means of reaching a just result have been
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It is allowed only when the only person harmed will Incorrect
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be the person using violence.
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It should be used only if the risk assessment tips
toward a favorable outcome.
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It is simply never allowed.
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What is the most widely accepted set of moral boundaries on violence?
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Augustine's "just war" theory
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the Judeo-Christian theory of "do unto others"
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Niebuhr's "Christian realism"
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Sun Tsu's The Art of War
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Question 14
Researcher John DiFazio analyzed the comic book treatment of fourteen
"American values" and found what concerning the value of "peaceful
resolution of conflict"?
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It was one of the values least often portrayed.
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It was never portrayed.
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It was one of the values most often portrayed.
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It was one of the values in the middle, neither the
most- or least-often portrayed.
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Which of the following BEST describes the comic book industry today?
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It grosses millions of dollars a year.
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It is not dominated by a single publisher, but instead Incorrect
has about a dozen small publishers which each have
a lock on a specialty market all their own.
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Its primary audience is adult men, between ages 18
and 35.
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Though the media implies the entire genre is
violent, a quick scan of any comic book store
display rack will prove otherwise.
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In the Potter Box analysis, what role do loyalties play?
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They keep us linked to the moral lives of others as
an anchor to our own.
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They serve as a moral "check" on our public
actions.
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They help us determine the weaknesses within our
own characters.
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They are reflections of our own values and morals. Incorrect
Question 17
Who said, in 2005, "The disturbing material in Grand Theft Auto and
games like it is stealing the innocence of our children, and it's making the
difficult job of being a parent even harder."?
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Senator Hillary Clinton
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Senator Joe Biden
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Question 18
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Vince Horiuchi, editor for the Salt Lake Tribune
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researcher David Waddington
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Why is the "No Russian" mission in Modern Warfare 2 the focus of such
crtiticism?
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because players have no alternative where they can Correct
refrain from killing the innocent
because it uses an obsolete Cold War-era stereotype Incorrect
of Russians
because it is nothing more than a portal to be able
to access an embedded sex-simulation ninigame
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because players cannot avoid being confronted with Incorrect
sexual violence against women
Question 19
Which of the following BEST describes Modern Warfare 2?
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It has been praised by gamers and reviewers alike.
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It hasn't been successful in the marketplace.
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Its violent content is softened somewhat because
the player is often an observer rather than a
participant.
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All these answers are correct.
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Which of the following BEST describes the link between violent video
games and aggressive thoughts and behaviors?
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There is conflicting research.
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The two are clearly linked, based on multiple
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It is more imagined than real.
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The two are clearly not linked, based on multiple
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