Question: If you are interested in how the author of a journal article conducted the research discussed in the article, where should you look?

Answer Choices:
Introduction

Endnotes/references

Literature review

Methodology

Answer: Methodology

 

Question: Which of the following is the “outer circle,” or minimal requirement, of Andrew Sarris’s model of the auteur theory?

Answer Choices:
Interior meaning

Distinguishable personality

Technical competence

Popularity with audiences

Answer: Technical competence

 

Question: What type of source is referenced below? Sweetingham, J. & Bergeron, C. (2016). Vines.

Answer Choices:
A web page.

A YouTube video.

An e-Book.

An article in an encyclopedia.

Answer: A web page.

 

Question: What is the name used for the camera’s view from a single position?

Answer Choices:
A shot

A scene

A take

A cut

Answer: A shot

 

Question: Barbara wants to note in her paper that Kennedy had an infant son. Does she need to cite?

Answer Choices:
Not enough information to determine

Cite the information

Do not cite

Answer: Cite the information

 

Question: You are working on a research project about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Which search would be most effective?

Answer Choices:
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Subject: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Title: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Answer: Subject: Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Question: What is the purpose of the excerpt: “We design our purifying fans to go beyond test chamber conditions…”

Answer Choices:
To trigger emotions

To persuade you to buy something

To present a variety of viewpoints

Answer: To persuade you to buy something

 

Question: Which of the following is NOT a benefit of cloud storage?

Answer Choices:
Space: It frees space you may have used if you were saving to your computer desktop.

Access: You can access your articles, notes, and documents anywhere you have an internet connection.

You will have an absolute guarantee that you and only you own the material you have uploaded.

Answer: You will have an absolute guarantee that you and only you own the material you have uploaded.

 

Question: A local group marks out “offensive” parts of books in a library and returns them. This is an example of censorship.

Answer Choices:
True

False

Answer: True

 

Question: You want to search the research databases for information about low carbohydrate diets and low fat diets. Which operator would you use in your search?

Answer Choices:
OR

AND

NOT

All of these.

Answer: AND

 

Question: Utilizing tools such as desktop files, bookmarks, and cloud storage can greatly help individuals avoid information organization pitfalls.

Answer Choices:
True

False

Answer: True

 

Question: When you paraphrase or summarize a source, must you include the page number?

Answer Choices:
True

False

Answer: False

 

Question: Which of the following is a likely target audience for the source: Mayo Clinic Staff. (n.d.). Migraine: symptoms and causes.

Answer Choices:
Medical professionals

Children

College students

The general public

Answer: The general public

 

Question: You have been assigned a research paper on the Renaissance Movement and the assignment says that you must use at least three scholarly sources. Which of the following are effective tools for finding scholarly sources?

Answer Choices:
Ashford Library search database

Ashford Library e-book collection

Google Scholar

Credo Reference

Answer: Ashford Library search database

 

Question: Out of the following four choices, which should come first in the framing process as you organize your notes?

Answer Choices:
Ask yourself whether you have found out everything you want to about your topic. If not, you should continue researching.

Choose between a conceptual, chronological, or hierarchical framing format.

Decide on a logical framework for your information by first considering the audience, structure, and purpose for it.

Weed out any irrelevant information in your notes. If it’s not on topic, move it out of your note pile.

Answer: Ask yourself whether you have found out everything you want to about your topic. If not, you should continue researching.