Quiz  /  Newspapers: Read All About It!

  • 1. 
    One of the first types of newspapers produced was the ancient Roman Acta diurna, which translates, in English, to what?

  • “Daily Acts”
  • “Action News”
  • “Daily Newspaper”
  • “News of the Day”

  • 2. 
    The broadsheet newspaper format is known for having what?

  • Large text
  • Long vertical pages
  • Wide magazine pages
  • Short pages

  • 3. 
    The British national newspaper The Times was first published in which year?

  • 1900
  • 1560
  • 1785
  • 1820

  • 4. 
    The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in which year?

  • 1440
  • 1204
  • 1830
  • 850

  • 5. 
    Which was the first newspaper published in the American colonies?

  • Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick
  • Jamestown Press Weekly Journal
  • The Boston Globe
  • The Washington Gazette

  • 6. 
    The term market penetration in journalism refers to what?

  • The average number of advertisements in a newspaper
  • The number of newspapers that are sent out to readers daily
  • The percentage of households within an area of circulation that receive a newspaper
  • The number of people who read the newspaper every week

  • 7. 
    Which was the first newspaper to utilize advertisements for revenue and the “penny paper” format?

  • The Daily Courant
  • The Times
  • The New York Times
  • The Sun

  • 8. 
    The term op-ed is a shortened form of which phrase?

  • Optional editorial
  • Opinion editorial
  • Opposite the editorial page
  • Open edit
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