Advertising & IMC: Principles and Practice,  (Moriarty)

Chapter 3   Brand Communication and Society

 

1) ________ results when an external message drives people to feel a need or want to buy a product.

A) Demand creation

B) Direct marketing

C) Social marketing

D) Cause marketing

E) Mission marketing

 

 

2) The question of whether advertising creates social values rather than merely reflecting them is known as the ________.

A) social-versus-economic debate

B) competitive-versus-market power debate

C) personal-versus-corporate debate

D) personal-versus-social debate

E) shape-versus-mirror debate

 

3) A ________ is a representation of a cultural group that emphasizes a trait or group of traits that may or may not communicate an accurate representation of the group.

A) norm

B) reference group

C) symbol

D) mean

E) stereotype

 


4) Which of the following states a message that is untrue?

A) puffery

B) comparative advertising

C) image advertising

D) product demonstrations

E) false advertising

Answer:  E

Difficulty:  Easy

 

5) Which of the following is a term that describes what happens when Western culture is imposed on others?

A) marketing imposition

B) cultural imposition

C) cultural imperialism

D) demand creation

E) marketing elitism

 

6) Some Asian and Middle Eastern countries are critical of what they see as America's materialism and disrespectful behavior toward women and elders and are worried that advertising will encourage their young people to adopt these viewpoints. It is most accurate to say that these countries are concerned about ________.

A) marketing ethics

B) deceptive advertising

C) social decline

D) social responsibility

E) marketing imperialism

 

 

7) ________ refers to advertising or other sales representations that praise the item to be sold with subjective opinions, superlatives, or exaggerations, stating no specific facts.

A) Puffery

B) Manipulative advertising

C) Deceptive advertising

D) Comparative advertising

E) Endorsement

 

8) Which of the following is true regarding customs?

A) Customs can be stronger than laws.

B) Customs are easily identified and explained.

C) Customs are basically the same around the world.

D) Customs have little impact on the effectiveness of advertising.

E) Only natives of a culture can ever understand local customs.

 

9) Which of the following does NOT describe a claim that uses puffery?

A) a claim that is obviously exaggerated

B) a claim supported by a set of facts

C) a claim that is vague

D) a claim supported by subjective opinions

E) a claim that can't be proven or disproven

 

 

10) Advertisements for which of the following types of products are most heavily criticized for using misleading claims?

A) automobiles

B) weight loss products

C) travel packages

D) over-the-counter medicines

E) snack foods

 

11) Under U.S. law, businesses can seek damages from a competitor who misrepresents the nature, characteristics, qualities, or geographic origin of the company's product in ________.

A) puffery

B) mission advertising

C) demand creation

D) comparative advertising

E) claim advertising

 

12) According to U.S. law, which of the following is NOT an element a company/plaintiff is required to prove to win a false advertising lawsuit about an ad containing a comparative claim?

A) False statements have been made about either product.

B) The ads actually deceived or had the tendency to deceive a substantial segment of the audience.

C) The offending advertiser intended to damage the complaining company's business.

D) The deception was "material" and likely to influence purchasing decisions.

E) Falsely advertised goods are sold in interstate commerce.

 

13) A(n) ________ is any advertising message that consumers believe reflects the opinions, beliefs, or experiences of an individual, group, or institution.

A) endorsement

B) comparative ad

C) puffed ad

D) one-sided message

E) two-sided message

 

 

14) A company that pays bloggers to pose as customers and post customer reviews online is using ________.

A) green marketing

B) cause marketing

C) shockvertising

D) flogging

E) networking

 

15) Which of the following prohibits consumers from taking cash from manufacturers, suppliers, or their representatives for making recommendations, reviews, or endorsements, unless full disclosure is provided?

A) the Word of Mouth Marketing Association's ethics code

B) the Council of Better Business Bureaus

C) the American Association of Advertising Agencies' Creative Code

D) the TARES Test of Ethical Advertising

E) the Federal Trade Commission

 

 

16) Verbal or written words in an advertisement that indicate exceptions to the advertising claim made are known as ________.

A) ethics

B) puffs

C) endorsements

D) testimonials

E) disclaimers

 

17) The main concern the FTC has when an advertiser makes substitutes for products during a demonstration (such as using a mixture of glue and water instead of ice cream) is whether the ________.

A) substitution is necessary

B) demonstration uses puffery

C) advertiser indicates that substitutes are used in the demonstration

D) consumer knows substitutes are used in the demonstration

E) demonstration falsely upgrades the consumers' perception of the advertised brand

 

 

18) Cigarette advertising on ________ has been banned since 1971.

A) radio only

B) television only

C) the Internet only

D) radio and television only

E) radio, television, and the Internet

 

 

19) Which of the following is NOT an element of the FDA's 1996 restrictions on tobacco advertising?

A) a ban on all in-store advertising located within 1,000 feet of a school

B) a ban on outdoor ads within 1,000 feet of a school

C) ads limited to black-and-white, text only, in magazines with 55 percent readership under the age of 18

D) $150 million provided to fund antismoking ads targeting children

E) a ban on outdoor ads within 1,000 feet of a playground

 

 

20) Which of the following best explains why the amount of prescription drug advertising has increased since 1997?

A) The American Medical Association approved the use of advertising to promote prescription drugs.

B) The federal government loosened its controls on the production of prescription drugs.

C) Pharmaceutical companies realized that a pull strategy would be more effective than a push strategy.

D) The federal government loosened its controls on pharmaceutical advertising.

E) Patents held by many pharmaceutical companies expired, resulting in price competition and heavy advertising.

 

 

21) Which of the following refers to the ethically questionable practice of companies paying or providing incentives for bloggers to post positive comments about products?

A) blogola

B) puffery

C) comparative advertising

D) commercial speech

E) substantiated claims

 

 

22) As a part of new health care reform efforts, the United States government now requires health insurance companies to ________.

A) discontinue broadcast advertising

B) discontinue direct advertising

C) provide coverage for brand name medications only

D) provide coverage for generic medications only

E) spend at least 80% of the premiums they receive on medical care, not other costs such as advertising

 

 

23) ________ are the "shoulds" and "oughts" of behavior.

A) Missions

B) Ethics

C) Regulations

D) Customs

E) Traditions

 

24) ________ are frameworks for right actions and are primarily the domain of religion and philosophy.

A) Missions

B) Ethics

C) Morals

D) Customs

E) Traditions

 

 

25) Personal judgment and moral reasoning rest on ________.

A) explicit laws governing practice

B) membership in a professional association

C) an understanding of the law

D) a sense of right and wrong

E) a code of standards

 

 

26) Many professions write a code of ________ to help guide practitioners toward ethical behavior.

A) morals

B) ethics

C) laws

D) regulations

E) missions

 

 

27) Which of the following codes is designed to help marketers and advertising specialists create transparent advertising in a fair, honest, and forthright manner?

A) FTC Improvement Act

B) Principles and Practices for Advertising Ethics

C) The Distilled Spirits Council Model

D) National Advertising Review Board Rules

E) Better Business Bureau of Practices

 

 

28) Adbusters.org is an example of a(n) ________.

A) professional advertising association

B) anti-consumerist organization

C) regulatory government agency

D) public relations agency

E) advertising institute

 

 

29) Which of the following organizations monitors and regulates direct-mail advertising material such as personal loan and credit card offers?

A) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

B) States' Attorney Generals

C) U.S. Postal Service

D) FCC

E) FDA

 

 

30) Unfair methods of competition in commerce were declared unlawful by the ________.

A) 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act

B) 1914 Federal Trade Commission Act

C) 1938 Wheeler-Lea Amendment

D) 1946 Lanham Act

E) 1980 FTC Improvement Act

 


31) A ________ gives an organization the exclusive right to use or reproduce original work, such as an advertisement or package design, for a specified period of time.

A) trademark

B) servicemark

C) copyright

D) patent

E) brand name

 

32) Which of the following CANNOT be copyrighted?

A) an advertisement

B) an idea

C) a package design

D) an illustration

E) a photograph

 

 

33) Which of the following gave the FTC the authority to provide consumers methods for seeking redress or restitution for deceptive marketing practices?

A) Federal Trade Commission Act

B) Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud Act and Abuse Protection Act

C) Magnuson-Moss Warranty/FTC Improvement Act

D) Wheeler-Lea Amendment

E) 1980 Supreme Court ruling on Central Hudson Gas and Electric v. Public Service Commission of New York

 

34) The most basic federal law that governs advertising is the ________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

A) First

B) Second

C) Third

D) Fourth

E) Fifth

 

35 ) Which of the following federal agencies has control over lotteries and mail fraud?

A) U.S. Postal Service

B) FCC

C) FDA

D) U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

E) Library of Congress