Quiz 6: Codes, Conventions, and Language of Media
Quiz by Maria Viella Javier
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- Q1
These are system of signs which create meaning to the receiver.
message
multiplem://codes
language
convention
30s - Q2
Body language, clothing, colors are examples of what code?
media
multiplem://symbolic
written
technical
30s - Q3
Information or data are stored. What do media practitioners use as communication channels through which they disseminate them?
language
multiplem://media
convention
codes
30s - Q4
In movies, what colors are usually used to symbolize evil?
multiplem://black and red
black and white
black and blue
black and gray
30s - Q5
Sounds and lightings are examples of what kind of code?
multiplem://technical
symbolic
media
written
30s - Q6
Sound is one of the most commonly used codes in media. When a movie scene has a sound of a wind, what does it signify?
Something unpredictable will happen.
Something awful will happen.
Something memorable will happen.
multiplem://Something terrifying will happen.
30s - Q7
Letters, handbills, posters, and billboards are examples of what kind of code?
media
multiplem://written
technical
symbolic
30s - Q8
In a fantasy film, one would expect to see magic wands, demons, colorful settings, basically things that are fictional and unreal in our world. What is this widely recognized way of doing things which has to do with content, style and form?
multiplem://convention
symbols
genre
codes
30s - Q9
These are the technical and symbolic ingredients or codes and conventions use by media and information professionals. What do media information professionals select and use to communicate ideas, information and knowledge?
media codes
message
style
multiplem://language
30s - Q10
In a newspaper, the most important news is written with different fonts. Where is this news usually placed?
back page
entertainment page
multiplem://front page
center page
30s