MUN Quiz - Research

What is the BEST place to start researching?

• Chair report

• wikipedia

• your brain

• something from Google

What can you use Wikipedia for?

• Everything

• Just the basics

• Everything besides your country profile

• Nothing

What is the first thing to do after you read the chair report?

• know everything

• write your draft resolution

• understand the vocabulary

• ask your friend what to do

You ____ use any website you feel like, even if it is not reliable. (should/should not)

Reorder the following in order of the best sources to use for MUN

• .org sources or other reliable sources

• something your friend told you

• anything from Google

• UN websites/chair reports

What are the 5 things to remember when looking for a credible source?

• current, relevance, authority, point of view

• current, relevance, authority, inaccuracy, purpose

• current, irrelevance, authority, accuracy, purpose

• current, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose

What is the overall path of research?

• put together the information to draft solutions to the issue

• start broad

• narrow down your research to relate to country/issue

What should you do if you think your source is biased or wrong?

• ignore the bias and use the source

• check where the source comes from and make sure it is relevant

• confirm the information with other sources

• use the first source that you find

What can help you avoid biased websites?

• use UN sources or multiple sources to check your answer

• use google

• use stources that have very strong feelings towards certain ideas

• use what you feel is best

You should start research thinking you know everything

• True

• False