Instructions: For each question, click on the radio button beside your answer. When you have completed the entire quiz, click the “Submit my answers” button at the bottom of the page to receive your results.

Question 1:

Which of the following skills is vital to producing a successful research essay?
a) The ability to locate quality sources in a modern library and assess the reliability of those sources
b) The ability to integrate words, ideas, and information smoothly into your own work
c) The ability to document sources using discipline-specific conventions
d) All of the above

Question 2:

PyschInfo, MedLine, Academic Search Premier, AnthroSource, EconLit, and Web of Science are all examples of which of the following?
a) Websites
b) Databases
c) Journals
d) The Library of Congress Classification System

Question 3:

Why is RefWorks is worth knowing about?
a) It is an online citation manager.
b) It is a good example of a useful database.
c) It is very useful for university research.
d) It helps professors grade essays.

Question 4:

Which of the following statements about databases is true?
a) Databases offer comprehensive, indexed access to the published literature in a given field.
b) Databases are restricted to users identified as members of a library’s clientele.
c) Databases give organized access to indexed research beyond the scope of standard search engines.
d) All of the above

Question 5:

What do the ellipses in the following quotation indicate?

“Neutrinos can slip through a hundred light-years’ worth of lead without stirring up so much as a breeze . . . yet they power the most violent events in the universe, making stars shine and . . . creating every element, every dust mote, every raindrop, and . . . every thought.” (K.C. Cole, Fun with Physics, 2003)
a) This is a mixed format quote.
b) Words have been omitted from the quote.
c) Changes have been made to the quote to achieve clarity.
d) The order of the quote has been changed around.

Question 6:

Which of the following is true in a peer-reviewed journal?
a) Knowledgeable authors have reviewed material before publication.
b) All authors are from the same university.
c) Only collaborative research is included.
d) All of the above

Question 7:

A research proposal should include which of the following?
a) Grading criteria
b) The method of research
c) An abstract
d) All of the above

Question 8:

What do the four “Re’s” of research stand for?
a) Resistant, reputable, recent, and relevant
b) Reputable, reliable, recent, and relevant
c) Reputable, resistant, recorded, and recent
d) Recorded, reputable, reliable, and recent

Question 9:

What can undermine a website’s credibility?
a) No one assumes responsibility for the website content.
b) The website authors are not from North America.
c) The authors created the site themselves.
d) All of the above

Question 10:

Summary and paraphrase are the exact same thing.
a) True
b) False

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The Active Reader, Third Edition: Chapter 10