History of Journalism Quiz 1

When did people first receive news during the Roman Empire?

• 200 CE

• 100 CE

• 0 CE

• 130 BCE

What was the name of the machine invented by Johannes Gutenberg?

• Printing Press

• Typewriter

• Telegraph

• Photocopier

In which year did Gutenberg print the first book using his printing press?

• 1455

• 1456

• 1454

• 1453

What did John Milton's speech, Areopagitica, call for?

• Freedom of the press

• Censorship of the press

• Government control of newspapers

• Propaganda in newspapers

Which was the oldest newspaper printed in English?

• Acta Diurna

• The Oxford Gazette

• Public Occurrences

• Corantos

When was the first newspaper in the Americas published?

• 1644

• 1665

• 1690

• 1700

What did governments do to newsletters called Corantos in the 1620's?

• Banned them

• Ignored them

• Encouraged them

• Censored them

What was the purpose of the Chinese government's messages called dibao?

• To entertain the people

• To report the news

• To control the people

• To spread propaganda

What did the acta diurna in the Roman Empire contain?

• All of the above

• Births and deaths

• Marriages

• Legal trials

What did the printing press invention by Gutenberg change?

• The speed of printing

• The cost of printing

• Accessibility of printing

• All of the above