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The U.S.Supreme Court has granted digital gaming First Amendment rights.

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A noob is the gamer term for players who intentionally spoil the game for other players.

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The Wii system lags in sales behind Xbox and PlayStation because gamers do not like to be physically active.

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What is the most popular style of digital game in the United States?


A) Games with a first-person perspective
B) Puzzle games like Tetris
C) Real-time strategy games
D) Word games

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What is New Game Journalism?


A) Reviews of new digital games
B) A personal form of journalism that takes readers inside the games
C) A type of sports journalism that focuses on the best gamers
D) Journalism created by avatars within games

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What was the Entertainment Software Rating Board created to do?


A) It rates the quality of gaming consoles
B) It labels games for violent and sexual content
C) It monitors online gaming sites for identity theft
D) It monitors product placement within digital games

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Who are "bosses" in gaming terminology?


A) Parents or teachers who try to limit gaming
B) Faceless corporate chiefs who run the gaming industry
C) Characters who represent the final challenge in a game
D) Gamers who dominate a specific system

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The average gamer age is 17.

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Where are digital games used in addition to the entertainment industry?


A) Military recruiting
B) Job training
C) Multimedia journalism
D) All options are correct

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What costs are involved when creating a new digital game?


A) Design
B) Advertising
C) Acquiring intellectual property rights
D) All options are correct

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What did the U.S.Supreme Court rule in 2011 about digital games?


A) The rating system for games had the force of law
B) Digital games had the same free speech rights as literature
C) It is illegal to create sexually explicit digital games
D) It is illegal to plagiarize digital games

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Some older games remain popular even though their graphics are not as advanced as modern games.

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Why do experienced online gamers form guilds or clans?


A) To avoid associating with inexperienced or unethical players
B) To work together to lower game prices
C) To protect the First Amendment rights of gaming
D) To design better games

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The gaming industry has achieved a mass medium status on par with movies or television.

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Arcade gaming no longer attracts players because of the development of home gaming.

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What is "isometric perspective"?


A) The physics theory behind game development and design
B) The mental attitude that successful gamers develop
C) A symptom of digital game addiction
D) A perspective that enhances the sense of three-dimensionality

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How does advertising typically appear in digital games?


A) As a brief commercial every time the game starts
B) As billboards or logos in the game environment
C) As commercials in the middle of game play, like on television
D) Ads are not part of digital game revenue

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Computer-based gaming largely survives in the form of genres not often seen on consoles, like card games.

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The Entertainment Software Rating Board was created by the federal government to monitor digital game content.

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What is the primary revenue source for the digital game industry?


A) Product placement in digital games
B) Online subscriptions to games
C) The sale of games and consoles
D) Movie spin-offs made from digital games

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