Scholarly Research Quiz

71. What are scholarly research databases?

• A. Online platforms that provide access to academic journals, articles, and other scholarly resources
• B. Websites that provide information about academic research
• C. Databases that only contain peer -reviewed articles
• D. Databases that only contain articles from popular magazines

72. What is peer -review?

• A. A process by which academic articles are evaluated by experts in the same field
• B. A process by which academic articles are evaluated by non-experts in the same field
• C. A process by which academic articles are evaluated by anyone who wants to provide feedback
• D. A process by which academic articles are evaluated by the authors themselves

73. What is the advantage of using scholarly research databases over other sources?

• A. They provide access to more up-to-date and reliable information
• B. They provide access to more diverse perspectives and opinions
• C. They are free to use
• D. They are easier to access and navigate

74. What is the purpose of the Advanced Search feature in scholarly research databases?

• A. To allow users to search for articles using multiple criteria, such as author , publication date, and journal title
• B. To provide users with recommendations for articles to read based on their search history
• C. To limit the search results to only peer -reviewed articles
• D. To display the search results in alphabetical order by author name

75. What is the primary purpose of scholarly research?

• A. To entertain the reader
• B. To educate the reader
• C. To persuade the reader
• D. To confuse the reader

76. When is MLA formatting typically used?

• A. In academic papers in the humanities, such as literature and language studies
• B. In academic papers in the social sciences, such as psychology and sociology
• C. In business and technical writing
• D. In journalism and media writing

77. What is the proper font size for text in MLA formatting?

• A. 10-point
• B. 11-point
• C. 12-point
• D. 14-point

78. What is the correct way to format in-text citations in MLA style?

• A. (Author's last name, year of publication, page number)
• B. (Author's first name, year of publication, page number)
• C. (Title of article, year of publication, page number)
• D. (Page number , year of publication, author's last name)

79. How should the Works Cited page be formatted in MLA style?

• A. Alphabetically by author's first name
• B. Alphabetically by author's last name
• C. In the order in which sources appear in the paper
• D. In chronological order by year of publication

80. What is the purpose of using parenthetical citations in MLA style?

• A. To indicate the sources of information used in the paper
• B. To add additional information to the main text of the paper
• C. To make the paper look more scholarly
• D. To provide a summary of the paper's main points