Daily Quizzes for Audio Communcications
Day 1
1. The first radio signal sent across the Atlantic was in ________. 1-3
· AM
· FM
· wavelengths
· Morse code
2. Radio waves travel at the _______. 1-7
· speed of sound
· speed of light
· speed of the waveform squared
· frequency multiplied by the transmitter
3. _____ perfected the first wireless telegraph system. 1-7
· Bell
· Marconi
· Edison
· Morse
4. ______ proved that radio waves move at the speed of light. 1-7
· Guglielmo Marconi
· James Clerk Maxwell
· Albert Einstein
· Heinrich Hertz
5. The first stereophonic broadcasts took place in the _______. 1-14
· 1980's
· 1960's
· 1950's
· 1940's
Day 2
1. If radio waves move at the speed of light, they are moving at _______. 2-2
· 18 million miles per second
· 186,000 miles per minute
· 186,000 miles per second
· 186,000 feet per second
2. _______ block other frequencies from hitting an antenna. 2-3
· Microphones
· Transmitters
· Tuners
· Loudspeakers
3. When messages have to be sent over very long distances, it is better to use a(n) _______. 2-4
· FM signal
· digital signal
· analog signal
· AM signal
4. A microphone _______. 2-6
· amplifies sound
· transfers sound to digital bits
· turns sound waves into electrical signals
· removes static noise
5. A tape recorder is _______. 2-6
· an input device
· an output device
· both an input device and an output device
· None of these answers
Day 3
1. Radio signals with low frequencies have ___________. 3-3
· long wavelengths
· poor reception
· strong reception
· fewer interruptions
2. In order for each radio station to be heard clearly, it must have _________. 3-4
· its own call letters
· its own frequency
· its own FCC license
· its own wire service
3. The government agency that oversees radio and other forms of broadcasting is the _______. 3-5
· National Communications Forum
· Federal Broadcasting Consortium
· Federal Communication Commission
· National Communications Committee
4. To broadcast using public airways, a radio station must _______. 3-6
· have sponsors
· be registered with the local government
· be approved by the ICC
· have a license
5. A transmitter changes sound waves so that they carry a coding called __________. 3-8
· modulation
· radar
· amplitude
· microwaves
Day 4
1. A radio station's plan for broadcasting is called a _______. 4-2
· format
· structure
· sales forecast
· file master
2. The person who decides on the various features of a broadcast is the __________. 4-3
· disc jockey
· general manager
· sponsor
· program director
3. A wire service provides radio stations with ________. 4-10
· news updates
· wiring
· transmitters
· sponsors
4. Segments of radio broadcasts were often pre-recorded and stored on a _______. 4-9
· format
· cart
· transmitter
· mixer
5. Carts were frequently used in radio stations to _______. 4-9
· store audio equipment
· store commercials or news segments so they are cued and ready
· help engineers find music selections
· organize the broadcasting order
Day 5
1. _______ is radio that has no commercials and does not require you to pay a fee to get it. 5-2
· Muzak
· Digital music
· Public radio
· Private radio
2. KDKA was _______. 1-9
· the first commercial broadcasting radio station
· a famous rock-and-roll station in America in the 1950's
· the first radio station west of the Mississippi
· the first country music radio station
3. The technical name for sound is __________. 1-9
· sonar
· waveform
· audio
· wavelength
4. Radio waves are part of the ________ spectrum. 1-10,1-17
· ultraviolet
· gamma ray
· electromagnetic
· microwave
5. The Golden Age of radio was from ________. 1-12
· 1960 - 1970
· 1900 - 1910
· 1925 - 1950
· 1950 - 1960
6. Radio waves carry sound and are also used in ______. 1-18
· traffic radar and gamma rays
· laser pulses and television signals
· television and traffic radar
· television and sonar
7. A(n) ____ signal sends sounds over radio waves the same way your voice sends what you are saying across the room. 1-18
· wave
· FM
· digital
· analog
8. A ______ signal converts sound waves into a series of numbers. 1-18
· digital
· analog
· wave
· frequency
9. A CD is an example of a(n) _____. 2-6
· digital recording
· analog recording
· wire service
· AM transmitter
10. A(n) ______ is a piece of audio equipment that makes electrical signals more powerful. 2-6
· speaker
· amplifier
· microphone
· recording head
11. Speakers _______. 2-6
· remove static noise
· convert electrical signals from an amplifier into sounds
· store sound in a digital form
· can record and erase sound
12. When you are preparing to read on the air, you should_______. 2-11
· review the text you are going to read and underline words to be stressed
· relax your body
· focus on what you are going to say and why
· all of these answers
13. You can tell a radio station's general location by ________. 3-12
· listening to the accent of the announcer
· the owner's address
· the power of its transmitter
· the station's call letters
14. ______ is the changing of the height of sound waves by a transmitter. 3-8
· frequency modulation (FM)
· carrier waves
· amplitude modulation (AM)
· microwave relaying
15. A paid advertisement on a radio station is called a ______. 3-12
· spot
· format
· paid minute
· public service announcement
16. A ____handles advertising. 5-1
· sales manager
· station engineer
· formatter
· programmer
17. Ham radio is a type of _______. 3-14
· training program for radio professionals
· semiprofessional radio
· amateur radio
· radio funded by contributions from listeners
18. FM stands for “_______.” 3-8
· Frequency Modulation
· Frequency Mixer
· Frequent Manipulation
· Fiber optic Modulation
Day 6
1. Narrowcasting is _______. 6-3
· targeting people with a specific taste in music
· playing more commercials
· developing a set format and never changing it
· public radio
2. The broadcast ______ chosen for a station gives it its unique sound. 6-4
· spot
· format
· wiring
· volume
3. It is important to choose a ______ which compliments the format. 6-4
· format
· volume
· vocal style
· formatter
Day 7
1. Unsuitable material that is broadcast on the air should be found in the _______. 7-3
· format listing
· spot log
· program log
· radio activity list
2. Radio station personnel maintain program logs so that ____. 7-3
· the logs can be reviewed by owners
· the on air personalities can be paid correctly
· the right news and sports stories are read
· the logs can be reviewed by the FCC for suitable material
3. Three seconds without any broadcast sound is considered ______. 7-4
· peaceful
· dead air
· zero time
· downtime
4. The _____ requires stations to keep a program log. 7-3
· FCF
· CFC
· CCF
· FCC
Day 8
1. When preparing a broadcast, it is important to ________. 8-2
· speak carefully and clearly
· not talk while a song is playing
· announce your station's call letters frequently
· All of these answers
2. The ______ meter tells you if you are speaking too loudly. 8-2
· UU
· VU
· UV
· TV
Day 9
1. A podcast is . 9-1
· a special website
· a music video
· satellite radio
· a recorded audio or video broadcast
2. Satellite radio . 9-3
· uses satellites in space
· requires a special radio receiver to unscramble the data
· displays the song title, artist and genre
· all of these answers
3. Which is not a benefit of listening to an internet radio site? 9-2
· music is on-demand
· music is customized to your personal taste
· records your favorite morning show
· less commercials
4. Podcasts can be downloaded ________. 9-1
· only once
· on a computer or mobile device
· only on weekends
· after paying a monthly subscription fee
5. Listeners of ________ pay a subscription fee for access to broadcasted programs. 9-3
· satellite radio
· podcasts
· streaming radio
· webcasts
Day 10
1. Sound is measured in _______. 10-1
· decibels
· frequencies
· rays
· None of these answers