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1Which BBC radio station broadcasts The Archers?
1. ARadio 4
2. BRadio 1
3. CRadio 2
4. DBBC 5 Live
2How many people listen to The Archers weekly?
1. A7 million
2. B5.01 million
3. C11 million
4. D3.5 million
3In what decade did The Archers start?
1. A1920s
2. B1970s
3. C1950s
4. D1940s
4What day is the omnibus broadcast?
1. ASaturday
2. BMonday
3. CWednesday
4. DSunday
5Where is The Archer set?
1. ACambridge
2. BAmbridge
3. CNorfolk
4. DNew Midlands
6How long is each episode?
1. A10-13 minutes
2. B15-20 minutes
3. C12-15 minutes
4. D25 minutes
7What does PSB stand for?
1. APublic Service Broadcaster
2. BPublication Service Broadcast
3. CPopulation Service Broadcasting
4. DPopulation Servicing Broadcaster
8Why was the programme originally created?
1. AEntertain audiences during WW2
2. BTarget housewives
3. CInform listeners outside of the UK about British culture
4. DEducate farmers
9Where does PSB get their funding?
1. ALicense fees paid by the British public
2. BA mixture of advertising and government funding
3. CSponsorship
4. DAdvertising
10What is BBCs remit?
1. AInstruct, edify and entertain
2. BEducate, entertain and inform
3. CEnlighten, inform and Amuse
4. DEducate, instruct and entertain

11Who regulates radio?
1. ABBFC
2. BASA
3. COFCOM
4. DPEGI
12How does commercial radio primarily get funded?
1. AAdvertising
2. BSponsorship
3. CCo-production
4. DMixture of advertising and government funding
13Who is the typical audience for The Archers?
1. A60-year-old working class women
2. B35-year-old upper class men
3. C56-year-old middle-class woman
4. D35-year-old middle class women
14What does the term story arc mean?
1. AA continuing storyline that gradually unfolds over several episodes
2. BAny element of the story that is not fully explained and hence becomes a mystery to the reader
3. CA dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense
4. DThe climax of the episode
15How long was Rob and Helen’s story arc running before the stabbing episode?
1. A6 months
2. B9 months
3. C3 years
4. D2 years
16What was the name of the JustGiving page set up by a listener of The Archers in response to the stabbing episode?
1. AThe Archers Domestic Violence Fund
2. BThe Helen Titchener Rescue Fund
3. CThe Save Helen Fund
4. DThe Real Life Helen Rescue Fund
17In 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?
1. AFacebook
2. BYouTube
3. CTwitter
4. DReddit
18What 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?
1. A#HelenIsNotGuilty
2. B#JusticeForHelen
3. C#SolidariTeaForHelen
4. D#FreeHelen
19What date was the Helen stabs Rob episode initially meant to be broadcast?
1. AEaster Sunday
2. BChristmas Eve
3. CNew Year’s Day
4. DSt George’s Day
20What type of scheduling technique is used for The Archers?
1. AZoning
2. BHammocking
3. CPre-echo
4. DStripped
21What 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?
1. A@playarchers
2. B@theplarchers
3. C@archersmobile
4. D@archerstown
22On 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?
1. AThe Village Well
2. BArchers Appreciation
3. CUMRA
4. DPeet’s 'Mustardland'
23When is a new episode of The Archers aired?
1. AMonday to Saturday at 7pm
2. BSunday to Saturday at 7pm
3. CSunday to Friday at 7pm
4. DSunday to Thursday at 7 pm
24In the featured episode, when Helen tells Rob “I changed everything for you,” what Uses and Gratification is most likely to be fulfilled?
1. APersonal identity
2. BPersonal relationship
3. CEntertainment
4. DInformation
25In 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?
1. APersonal identity
2. BPersonal relationship
3. CInformation
4. DEntertainment
26What social class does the radio station that The Archers is broadcast on largely target?
1. AB-C1
2. BC2-D
3. CE
4. DA
27What is the name of the on demand service provided by the BBC that would enable audiences to access The Archer digitally?
1. AIplayer
2. BSounds
3. CBBC On Demand
4. DCatch Up BBC
28During 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?
1. APersonal relationship
2. BEntertainment
3. CInformation
4. DPersonal identity
29On 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?
1. AInformation
2. BEntertainment
3. CPersonal identity
4. DPersonal relationship
30What does DAB stand for?
1. ADigitised Auditory Broadcast
2. BDigital Audio Broadcasting
3. CDigital acoustic broadcast
4. DDigital automated broadcasting
31Which of the following is not the benefit of DAB?
1. AMore information using less space
2. BCheaper
3. CBetter sound quality
4. DAllow for more radio stations
32What is the name of the fan produced website, which provides a summary of the episode once it is aired and potentially providing spoilers?
1. ALowfield
2. BLowfarm
3. CThe Archers Low Down
4. DArchersLD
33What genre does The Archers fall under?
1. AComedy
2. BCurrent affairs
3. CSoap opera
4. DDocumentary
34What type of format does the radio station that broadcast The Archers specialise in?
1. ASpoken word
2. BAll news radio
3. CContemporary Hit Radio
4. DClassical music
35MODAL audience is the most common set of audience member characteristics. Which of the following does not apply to listeners of The Archers?
1. AEthnic minority
2. BHighly educated – degree
3. C55+
4. DRight-wing
36Shambridge 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.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
37BBC is vertically integrated, what BBC subsidiary creates The Archers?
1. ABBC Studios
2. BBBC White City
3. CBBC Production Studio
4. DBBC Radio Productions
38Which of the following is not a benefit of synergy?
1. ANew perspective
2. BSaving money
3. CShare resources effectively
4. DCross media promotion
39What term is used to describe when different technology or media merge together?
1. ASynergy
2. BMarketing
3. CConglomerate
4. DConvergence
40What type of audience would participate in fandom and use social media to interact with the media?
1. AActive audience
2. BPassive audience
41Apps and websites are not digitally convergent platforms that audiences can interact with.
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
42Which of the following real life events did not feature in The Archers
1. APrincess Margaret’s death
2. B9/11
3. CEbola epidemic
4. DFoot and Mouth disease
43How much money was raised by The Archer’s fan for Refuge through the JustGiving page?
1. A£1 million
2. B£500
3. C£100,000
4. D£10,000

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