Web Literacy Quiz

True or False: Blog posts and Facebook status updates are the best sources for factual information.

• True

• False

A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is associated with what?

• A company

• A school

• A government agency

• A charitable organization

Which of the following is LEAST important when evaluating the accuracy of a website?

• The date the content was created or last updated

• Any bias the author may have

• The sources the author used

• The design of the website

True or False: "Fake" digital images are common on the Internet.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT true about the Internet?

• Some websites are created as jokes

• A person must apply for a license to create a website

• Some websites manipulate data in order to sell a product

• Some websites provide very reliable and factual information

Which of the following is not an example of a personal website?

• A newspaper article

• A Twitter feed

• A YouTube video

• A Facebook status update

If you wanted to find out the day and year of President Biden's birthday, which website would be your best source?

• A Happy Birthday President Biden video on YouTube

• The official presidential biography found on www.WhiteHouse.gov

• An article on a comedy website

• A blog post created in 2008

Imagine you are researching the pros and cons of putting fluoride in drinking water. During the course of your research, you come across a site that claims that fluoride can be dangerous in water. However, certain aspects of the site make you question its accuracy. As you assess the website, which of the following WOULD NOT necessarily raise a red flag:

• The site hasn't been updated since 2003

• Many grammatical and spelling errors on the website

• The author of the website is known for conspiracy theories

• The author provided a statistic from the American Dental Association regarding fluoride in water

You wake for school only to discover that four inches of snow fell overnight. Using the Internet, what's the best way to find out if your school has been canceled or delayed?

• A. Check the school's website to see if the school administrators have posted anything there

• B. Check Instagram to see what your friends are saying

• C. Check the website of your local news; it has a whole section on school closings

• D. Both A and C

You are researching space exploration and you find a website that details all of the Apollo missions. In evaluating the legitimacy of the site, you examine where links go from the site. Which types of links would most add to the site's credibility?

• Links out to NASA.gov

• Links out to the movie Apollo 13

• Links out to ice skater Apollo Ono's personal website

• Links out to an astronaut's blog