Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

COMM 1315

Chapter 6 Graded Quiz

1)The library catalogue

1. 1. 1. lists all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the library.
      2. provides abstracts of magazine and newspaper articles.
      3. allows a researcher to look for books by author, title, or subject.
      4. all of the above.
      5. a and c only.

1. 2. The best source for numerical data about life in the United States is

1. 1. 1. Who's Who.
      2. Encyclopedia Americana.
      3. World Almanac and Book of Facts.
      4. New York Times Index.
      5. Statistical Abstract of the United States.

1. 3. If you want to know about the history of a word in the English language, you should turn first to

1. 1. 1. Facts on File.
      2. Roget's Thesaurus.
      3. Encyclopaedia Britannica.
      4. Webster's Geographical Dictionary.
      5. Oxford English Dictionary.

1. 4. You are giving an informative speech about modern music and need to learn the origins of the word “jazz.” Which of the following would be the best reference source to consult?

1. 1. 1. Oxford English Dictionary
      2. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
      3. World Almanac and Book of Facts
      4. Encyclopedia Americana
      5. Roget's Thesaurus

1. 5. A                                       is a search aid that combines Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data.

1. 1. 1. cyber catalogue
      2. metasearch engine
      3. virtual library
      4. reference locator
      5. Web crawler

1. 6. As your textbook explains, the best kind of search aid for locating reliable, high quality information on the Internet is a(n)

1. 1. 1. search engine.
      2. electronic catalogue.
      3. metasearch engine.
      4. research pilot.
      5. virtual library.

1. 7. When taking research notes, you should

1. 1. 1. take only a few notes so you do not get too much information.
      2. put all the notes from each source on a single index card or sheet

of paper.

1. 1. 3. distinguish among quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas.
      4. record notes only when you're sure you'll use the information in your speech.
      5. all of the above.

1. 8. When taking research notes, you should

1. 1. 1. put all notes from each source on a single index card or sheet of paper.
      2. record notes only when you're sure you'll use the information in your speech.
      3. take all notes as direct quotations.
      4. all of the above.
      5. none of the above.

1. 9. Antonio is researching his speech on West Nile Virus. According to your textbook, Antonio should

1. 1. 1. make a preliminary bibliography.
      2. think about his research materials as he is gathering them.
      3. distinguish among direct quotations, paraphrases, and his own ideas.
      4. all of the above.
      5. a and c only.

1. 10. According to your textbook, which of the following is a guideline for preparing a preliminary bibliography?

1. 1. 1. Write a brief note on why the source may be valuable for your speech.
      2. Include only those sources that you are certain to use in your speech.
      3. Try to get as many sources as possible on each index card or