The Archers

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GCSE Media Studies - GCSE Quiz on The Archers, created by Juliet Akindayini on 14/10/2019.
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Question 1

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Which BBC radio station broadcasts The Archers?
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  • Radio 4
  • Radio 1
  • Radio 2
  • BBC 5 Live

Question 2

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How many people listen to The Archers weekly?
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  • 7 million
  • 5.01 million
  • 11 million
  • 3.5 million

Question 3

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In what decade did The Archers start?
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  • 1920s
  • 1970s
  • 1950s
  • 1940s

Question 4

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What day is the omnibus broadcast?
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  • Saturday
  • Monday
  • Wednesday
  • Sunday

Question 5

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Where is The Archer set?
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  • Cambridge
  • Ambridge
  • Norfolk
  • New Midlands

Question 6

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How long is each episode?
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  • 10-13 minutes
  • 15-20 minutes
  • 12-15 minutes
  • 25 minutes

Question 7

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What does PSB stand for?
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  • Public Service Broadcaster
  • Publication Service Broadcast
  • Population Service Broadcasting
  • Population Servicing Broadcaster

Question 8

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Why was the programme originally created?
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  • Entertain audiences during WW2
  • Target housewives
  • Inform listeners outside of the UK about British culture
  • Educate farmers

Question 9

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Where does PSB get their funding?
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  • License fees paid by the British public
  • A mixture of advertising and government funding
  • Sponsorship
  • Advertising

Question 10

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What is BBCs remit?
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  • Instruct, edify and entertain
  • Educate, entertain and inform
  • Enlighten, inform and Amuse
  • Educate, instruct and entertain

Question 11

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Who regulates radio?
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  • BBFC
  • ASA
  • OFCOM
  • PEGI

Question 12

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How does commercial radio primarily get funded?
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  • Advertising
  • Sponsorship
  • Co-production
  • Mixture of advertising and government funding

Question 13

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Who is the typical audience for The Archers?
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  • 60-year-old working class women
  • 35-year-old upper class men
  • 56-year-old middle-class woman
  • 35-year-old middle class women

Question 14

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What does the term story arc mean?
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  • A continuing storyline that gradually unfolds over several episodes
  • Any element of the story that is not fully explained and hence becomes a mystery to the reader
  • A dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense
  • The climax of the episode

Question 15

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How long was Rob and Helen’s story arc running before the stabbing episode?
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  • 6 months
  • 9 months
  • 3 years
  • 2 years

Question 16

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What was the name of the JustGiving page set up by a listener of The Archers in response to the stabbing episode?
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  • The Archers Domestic Violence Fund
  • The Helen Titchener Rescue Fund
  • The Save Helen Fund
  • The Real Life Helen Rescue Fund

Question 17

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In the immediate aftermath of the Helen stabs Rob episode broadcast, The Archers started trending, which social media platform was primarily used by audience to discuss their reaction to the episode?
Answer
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Reddit

Question 18

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What was the name of the hashtag used as part of the Solidari-tea campaign where listeners uploaded photos of themselves holding a cup of tea and a message in support of victims of domestic abuse?
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  • #HelenIsNotGuilty
  • #JusticeForHelen
  • #SolidariTeaForHelen
  • #FreeHelen

Question 19

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What date was the Helen stabs Rob episode initially meant to be broadcast?
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  • Easter Sunday
  • Christmas Eve
  • New Year’s Day
  • St George’s Day

Question 20

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What type of scheduling technique is used for The Archers?
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  • Zoning
  • Hammocking
  • Pre-echo
  • Stripped

Question 21

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What is the name of the parody show based on The Archers where listeners tweet a range of pictures during the omnibus using Playmobil characters to tell the story?
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  • @playarchers
  • @theplarchers
  • @archersmobile
  • @archerstown

Question 22

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On The Archers official website, the related links encourages active audiences by directing them through clickthroughs to fansites and forums, which of the following is not a website that visitor can go?
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  • The Village Well
  • Archers Appreciation
  • UMRA
  • Peet’s 'Mustardland'

Question 23

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When is a new episode of The Archers aired?
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  • Monday to Saturday at 7pm
  • Sunday to Saturday at 7pm
  • Sunday to Friday at 7pm
  • Sunday to Thursday at 7 pm

Question 24

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In the featured episode, when Helen tells Rob “I changed everything for you,” what Uses and Gratification is most likely to be fulfilled?
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  • Personal identity
  • Personal relationship
  • Entertainment
  • Information

Question 25

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In the featured episode, it has a number of significant silences and pauses such as immediately after Helen stabs Rob when she drops the knife on the floor and the show ends cliffhanger, what Uses and Gratification need is most likely to be fulfilled?
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  • Personal identity
  • Personal relationship
  • Information
  • Entertainment

Question 26

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What social class does the radio station that The Archers is broadcast on largely target?
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  • B-C1
  • C2-D
  • E
  • A

Question 27

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What is the name of the on demand service provided by the BBC that would enable audiences to access The Archer digitally?
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  • Iplayer
  • Sounds
  • BBC On Demand
  • Catch Up BBC

Question 28

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During the featured episode, in the run up to Helen stabbing Rob, he threatens Helen’s son Henry, so audiences may sympathise with the dilemma that Helen is facing, as she has to make a choice between her husband and son. What Uses and Gratification need is being fulfilled the most?
Answer
  • Personal relationship
  • Entertainment
  • Information
  • Personal identity

Question 29

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On The Archers’ website, there is a link to character, which provides audiences with the character’s biography, which Uses and Gratification need is being fulfilled the most?
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  • Information
  • Entertainment
  • Personal identity
  • Personal relationship

Question 30

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What does DAB stand for?
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  • Digitised Auditory Broadcast
  • Digital Audio Broadcasting
  • Digital acoustic broadcast
  • Digital automated broadcasting

Question 31

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Which of the following is not the benefit of DAB?
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  • More information using less space
  • Cheaper
  • Better sound quality
  • Allow for more radio stations

Question 32

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What is the name of the fan produced website, which provides a summary of the episode once it is aired and potentially providing spoilers?
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  • Lowfield
  • Lowfarm
  • The Archers Low Down
  • ArchersLD

Question 33

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What genre does The Archers fall under?
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  • Comedy
  • Current affairs
  • Soap opera
  • Documentary

Question 34

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What type of format does the radio station that broadcast The Archers specialise in?
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  • Spoken word
  • All news radio
  • Contemporary Hit Radio
  • Classical music

Question 35

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MODAL audience is the most common set of audience member characteristics. Which of the following does not apply to listeners of The Archers?
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  • Ethnic minority
  • Highly educated – degree
  • 55+
  • Right-wing

Question 36

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Shambridge is the name of the Soundcloud page where audiences interact with the shows through creativity, as it is a pastiche imitating the style of the show.
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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BBC is vertically integrated, what BBC subsidiary creates The Archers?
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  • BBC Studios
  • BBC White City
  • BBC Production Studio
  • BBC Radio Productions

Question 38

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Which of the following is not a benefit of synergy?
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  • New perspective
  • Saving money
  • Share resources effectively
  • Cross media promotion

Question 39

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What term is used to describe when different technology or media merge together?
Answer
  • Synergy
  • Marketing
  • Conglomerate
  • Convergence

Question 40

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What type of audience would participate in fandom and use social media to interact with the media?
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  • Active audience
  • Passive audience

Question 41

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Apps and websites are not digitally convergent platforms that audiences can interact with.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 42

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Which of the following real life events did not feature in The Archers
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  • Princess Margaret’s death
  • 9/11
  • Ebola epidemic
  • Foot and Mouth disease

Question 43

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How much money was raised by The Archer’s fan for Refuge through the JustGiving page?
Answer
  • £1 million
  • £500
  • £100,000
  • £10,000
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