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Quiz #1: Chapters 1 and 2 of The Wadsworth Guide to Research (20 points)

1. Chapter 1 of our text mentions a student who chose her research topic based upon

A. The teacher’s recommendation

B. Her volunteering at a local soup kitchen

C. An illness a family member had battled

D. All of the above

2. Our text states that most research has what one thing in common?

A. Most research is highly situational

B. Most research involves using only books as sources

C. Most research is boring and tedious

D. None of the above

3. According to our text, you might conduct research for several reasons, but each time you are essentially

A. Answering a question

B. Using the oldest sources possible

C. Searching for secondary sources

D. All of the above

4. Which of the following is NOT an element of the Rhetorical Situation?

A. Purpose

B. Author

C. Topic

D. Audience

E. Publications

5. TRUE or FALSE According to our text, to be successful, you must complete each step of the writing process.

6. TRUE or FALSE One techno-tip suggestion our text offered was to always read your writing out loud.

7. TRUE or FALSE According to Chapter 2 of our text, “Invention” is similar to prewriting.

8. TRUE or FALSE According to our text, overuse of the passive voice is one example of a “Writing Idiosyncrasy”?

9. Please put the following 5 basic research steps in order. I have identified the first one for you. (4 points)

_____analyze resources and develop the answer to your research question

_____locate and document sources

__1__identify your topic/problem and develop a focused research question

_____assess what you know and what you need to know and develop a research plan

_____present the answer to your research question while carefully citing your resources