Junior First Semester Final Review

All of the following are steps of the research process EXCEPT:

• assessing sources

• workshop

• integrating information

• gathering sources

Which of the following is the least acceptable search engine to use when conducting research and gathering sources? 

• Google Scholar

• InfOhio

• Google.com

Which of the following refers to what someone is looking for if they are conducting a research product? 

• task

• purpose

• audience

Which of the following is the correct way to format in-text citation according to APA format?

• (Pixley, 2023)

• (Pixley, 2023, p.5)

• (Pixley, 2023, pg.1)

Which of the following statements best identifies the central ideas of Adichie’s speech?

• By only reading a single story, we cheat ourselves of experiencing different cultures. 

• Literature primarily shapes the understanding of children, while adults are less likely to construct their views of the world based on a single story.

• By only exposing ourselves to a single story, we run the risk of constructing overly-simplistic understandings of other people and places.

• Literature is reflective of the stories that are most popular and that people are most likely to identify with.

What is the author's purpose in the text?

• Adichie wants to prove how limited the United States' understanding of other cultures is, as most of her experiences with single stories have been in the U.S.

• Adichie wants to show how important it is to acknowledge more than a single story in order to fully understand unfamiliar cultures, experiences, and perspectives. 

• Adichie wants to show people how she has managed to avoid being influenced by a single story, so that they can do the same.

• Adichie wants to warn people who primarily consume stories of American and British culture that they have likely been influenced by a single story.

Which of the following rhetorical elements is demonstrated in the quote from Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address? 

"One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war."

• allusion

• anecdote

• repetition

• logos

Which of the following rhetorical elements is demonstrated in the following line from Patrick Henry's Speech to the Virginia Convention?

"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?”

• ethos

• rhetorical question

• symbol

• logos