a single forfeiture for the entire broadcast. Any utterance of the F-word or any of its variations, including fleeting or isolated utterances, could trigger an FCC enforcement action. Question 3 Context is irrelevant to the FCC when it is determining whether an indecency violation has occurred True False Question 4 The indelicate b-word that rhymes with "witch" is, according to the FCC, indecent expression that will trigger either a reprimand, forfeiture, or license revocation. True False Question S Attached below, indented with gray highlight, is an excerpt of the verbatim transcript from the George Carlin monologue that was the subject of the FCC v. Pacifico Foundation case in 1978. The transcript from which this excerpt was taken was prepared by the FCC and attached to the Supreme Court opinion. Access the excerpt and count the number of times the F-word or any of its variations appears. There are other "dirty words" in the excerpt, but focus only on the F-words. The base forfeiture for violating the indecency rules for broadcast is $7,000. If the FCC imposed only a single forfeiture per broadcast, this excerpt would cost a broadcaster $7,000. However, if the FCC imposes a separate forfeiture for each utterance of the F- word in this excerpt, the total would be APPENDIX TO OPINION OF THE COURT [The following is a verbatim tremscript of "Filthy Words" prepared by the Federal Communications Commission ]