Evaluating Internet Sources Quiz

When should the information be last updated or published for a source to be credible?

• Within the last 50 years

• Within the last 10 years

• Within the last 20 years

• Within the last 5 years

Who is the author or organization responsible for the content on a website with the name www.flowers.edu?

• A government agency

• No author information available

• An educational group

• An individual person

If there is information on the website that you can verify through other reliable sources? Is the source you are looking at credible?

• Not sure

• No, it cannot be verified

• Yes, it can be verified

• It is not necessary to verify

Which website has a domain that suggests credibility?

• .gov

• .com

• .org

• .net

One question that I wouldn't ask myself about a site while looking at it was.

• Is the website relevant to the topic?

• Is the website colorful and fun?

• Is the website trustworthy?

• Is the website user-friendly?

What credentials or expertise gives the author or organization the most credible take on the topic?

• The organization has a good reputation

• The author has a PhD in the relevant field

• The author has a personal blog

• The author has no relevant credentials

When looking for a source, I want it to be mainly which one?

• It is biased

• It is a blog.

• It is opinion-based

• It is fact-based

A published article written by a professional that has gone through rigorous evaluation is...

• Non-peer reviewed

• Not credible

• Written by an random individual

• Peer-reviewed

Something that means "Trustworthy and believable"

• A joke

• credible

• a source

• a lie

To make a judgement based on analysis of the information is to .....

• credible

• source

• evaluate

• peer review