Question: One way to determine the currency of a source is by asking which question?
Answer Choices:
How quickly were you able to find it?
How timely does the author say it is?
Are the links functional?
All of the above
Answer: C. Are the links functional?
Question: One good way to ensure that information in one source is accurate is to compare it to information in other credible sources.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: A. True
Question: Firsthand information that has been analyzed, interpreted, or processed is an example of a:
Answer Choices:
Secondary source
Primary source
All of the above
None of the above
Answer: A. Secondary source
Question: Jordan writes an essay about the upcoming presidential election. The source he uses focuses mostly on discussing the candidate’s position and why the writer supports it. The information in this source is an example of which of the following?
Answer Choices:
Fact
Opinion
Propaganda
None of the above
Answer: B. Opinion
Question: Which of the following is NOT a threshold concept as put forth by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)?
Answer Choices:
Searching as strategic exploration
Information creation as process
Creative thinking as a means for discovery
Research as inquiry
Answer: C. Creative thinking as a means for discovery
Question: “Martin Luther King, Jr.” An encyclopedia entry about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is most likely what kind of source?
Answer Choices:
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
None of these
Answer: C. Tertiary
Question: Adrian is writing a paper on Thomas Jefferson and Jefferson’s definition of democracy. He found a source written in 1892 by a scholar on Jefferson. Does this source meet the timeliness requirement for his topic?
Answer Choices:
Yes
No
Not enough information
Answer: A. Yes
Question: Wikipedia should not be used as a primary or secondary source for a project in your college courses for which of the following reasons?
Answer Choices:
The information may not be objective.
The information may be inaccurate.
The author is usually anonymous.
All of the above.
Answer: D. All of the above
Question: Jennifer is writing an essay on Frederick Douglass, a prominent figure in the Abolitionist Movement of the 19th century. As Jennifer writes her essay, she decides to read Douglass’s autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. What type of source is this given her topic?
Answer Choices:
None of the above
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
Answer: D. Primary
Question: Jennifer, who is writing an essay on Frederick Douglass, looks up his information on Wikipedia to get a better understanding of the background of the topic. She does not include the Wikipedia source in her essay, but she uses the references section of Wikipedia to access a few scholarly articles. What type of source is this given her topic?
Answer Choices:
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
None of the above
Answer: A. Tertiary
Question: It is appropriate to utilize quality multimedia that passes the CRAAP evaluation in an academic essay as long as you have your instructor’s approval to do so.
Answer Choices:
True
False
Answer: A. True