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Question
1
The
criteria in the Ollman test for libelous opinion includes
o
the
context of the remarks, the status of the speaker, and the nature of the
audience.
o
the
provability of the statement, the context of the remarks, and the status of the
speaker.
o
the
provability of the statement, the context of the remarks, and the ordinary
meaning of the words.
o
all
of the above
Question
2
Section
230 of the Communications Decency Act will not protect an online service
provider from liability for transmitting unlawful content provided by a third
party if
o
the
online service provider has in some way encouraged the creation of the illegal
content.
o
the
content can result in causing unlawful consequences.
o
the
content is libelous.
o
None
of the above would cause liability for the OSP.
Question
3
In the
1967 ruling in AP v. Walker, Curtis v. Butts, the Supreme Court laid down a
test for
o
actual
malice.
o
truth.
o
libel
per se.
o
none
of the above
Question 4
Under
the statute of limitation libel rules, the date of publication (when the time
limit begins) for a newspaper is
o
the
date the libelous story was written and edited, regardless of when it was
published.
o
the
date of the most recent sale of a copy of the newspaper.
o
the
date of publication that appears on the newspaper.
o
none
of the abo
Question
5
Most
criminal libel prosecutions
o
are
brought by banks and insurance companies against the press.
o
are
caused by comments by talk radio hosts.
o
are
brought for political reasons by police officers and public officials.
o
are
brought against terrorist groups.
Question
6
In which
of the following situations would an individual most likely be deemed to be a
public official in a libel suit?
o
A
story that alleges that a city councilwoman has taken money from a developer in
exchange for her vote to approve a rezoning applications
o
A
story that claims that a custodian at a state office building was accused of
stealing cleaning supplies
o
A
newspaper story that reports that a public school teacher said she was born in
the United States on her job application, when she was really born in France
o
none
of the above
Question
7
The
single mistake rule states that
o
an
appellate court cannot overturn a jury verdict in a libel case if the jurors
have made only a single mistake in applying the law.
o
it
is not always defamatory to report that a professional or business person has
made a single error.
o
a
newspaper cannot fire a reporter for making a single mistake in a story that
results in a libel suit.
o
a
publication or broadcasting station is immune from paying damages unless it
loses more than a single libel action.
Question
8
A
reporter who deliberately alters a direct quote from a news source may be
guilty of actual malice if
o
the
alteration is the result of a failure to exercise reasonable care.
o
the
alteration puts the quoted individual in a bad light.
o
the
altered material turns out to be false.
o
Correct!
o
the
alteration results in a material change in the meaning of the statement.
Question
9
Which of
the following businesses would likely be regarded as a public figure in a libel
suit?
o
A
large discount store that is being sued by its employees for requiring them to
work overtime shifts off the clock (i.e., without pay)
o
A
chain of massage parlors, which are being investigated by police because of
allegations they employ prostitutes as well as masseuses
o
A
car dealer who smashes up new cars with a sledgehammer and a pick-ax in TV ads
to attract customers
o
All
of the above
Question
10
Some
courts have used three criteria suggested by the U.S. Supreme Court to decide
whether a reporter or editor exhibited reckless disregard for the truth. Which
of the following is not one of these three?
o
Was
the story verified by two independent sources?
o
Was
the story probable?
o
How
reliable was the source of the story?
o
Was
there time to check the story?
Question
11
The
intrusion tort differs from other right to privacy torts (appropriation,
private facts, and false light) because
o
publication
of the private information is not required to establish a legitimate cause of
action.
o
it
is recognized in only a minority of the states in the nation.
o
where
as litigation in the other three tort areas has grown sharply in the past two
decades, the number of intrusion cases has dropped sharply.
o
only
celebrities or well-known individuals can successfully sue for intrusion.
o
Question
12
In light
of cases such as those involving James Risen of The New York Times in 2008, the
head of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Lucy Dalglish,
advises journalists not to
o
use
the Internet.
o
use
office telephones.
o
use
confidential sources
o
use
tape recorders.
Question
13
Lower
federal and state courts have fashioned a limited First Amendment privilege
that often protects reporters who refuse to reveal the names of news sources.
Judges seem more willing to grant reporters the use of this privilege in
o
grand
jury investigations rather than in civil actions.
o
criminal
actions rather than in civil actions.
o
civil
actions rather than in grand jury investigations.
o
grand
jury investigations rather than in criminal actions.
Question
14
The
Privacy Protection Act of 1980 came as a legislative response to which one of
the following U.S. Supreme Court cases?
o
Cohen
v. Cowles Media Co
o
Reporters
Committee v. AT&T
o
Branzburg
v. Hayes
o
Zurcher
v. Stanford Daily
Question
15
A
plaintiff attempting to meet the fault requirement in a false-light privacy
case must normally show
o
negligence.
o
negligence
if he or she is a private person, actual malice if he or she is a public
figure.
o
actual
malice.
o
gross
negligence.
Question
16
How many
numbered exemptions are there to the federal Freedom of Information Act?
o
Five
o
Seven
o
Correct!
o
Nine
o
Eleven
Question
17
According
to data from the Office of Information and Privacy at the U.S. Department of
Justice, the total number of FOIA requests received by all federal departments
and agencies during fiscal-year 2007 was
o
fewer
than ten million requests.
o
between
ten million and fifteen million requests.
o
between
fifteen million and twenty million requests.
o
more
than twenty million requests.
Question
18
The two
areas of the law of privacy that currently seem most affected by the Internet
are
o
appropriation
and intrusion.
o
appropriation
and private facts.
o
private
facts and intrusion.
o
false
light and private facts.
Question
19
Someone
whose photo is taken without their permission while they are walking down a
public street can normally successfully sue for invasion of privacy under the
part of the law called
o
intrusion.
o
appropriation.
o
publicity
of private facts.
o
none
of the above
Question
20
Records
of which of the following are not subject to the federal Freedom of Information
Act?
o
The
U.S. Congress
o
The
U.S. Supreme Court
o
Both
the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court
o
The
Federal Communications Commission
USA 
India