Literature Review Quiz

What is a literature review?

• A summary of journal articles, books, and other documents that describes the past and current state of information on the topic of a research study

• A summary of fictional stories related to a research study

• A summary of personal opinions on a research study

• A summary of scientific experiments related to a research study

Why is conducting a literature review necessary?

• To document how a study adds to the existing literature

• To avoid reading other research studies

• To duplicate research already available

• To hide information from the graduate committee

How does the literature review differ for quantitative and qualitative studies?

• Quantitative studies discuss the literature extensively at the beginning, while qualitative studies mention the literature at the beginning to document the importance of the research problem

• Quantitative studies do not use any literature, while qualitative studies rely heavily on literature

• Quantitative studies do not mention the literature, while qualitative studies base their entire study on literature

• Quantitative studies only use literature at the end, while qualitative studies only use literature at the beginning

What are the five steps in conducting a literature review?

• Read a book, Write a summary, Conduct an experiment, Present the findings, Conclude the study

• Guess the terms, Write a story, Create a diagram, Review the literature, Publish the findings

• Ask a friend, Search the internet, Watch a movie, Write a report, Submit the report

• Identify key terms, Locate literature, Critically evaluate and select the literature, Organize the literature, Write a literature review

How can key terms be identified for a literature search?

• By writing a preliminary working title, posing a research question, using words from the literature, looking in a catalog of terms

• By memorizing the dictionary, avoiding the internet, not reading any articles, not visiting a library

• By watching videos, listening to music, playing games, avoiding any research

• By guessing random words, using synonyms, avoiding titles, ignoring research questions

What is the purpose of a working title in a research study?

• To make the study more complicated

• To hide the main topic of the study

• To confuse the readers

• To keep focused on the key ideas of the study

Where can literature be located for a literature review?

• In a zoo, at a beach, in a museum

• In a restaurant, at a party, in a shopping mall

• In a grocery store, at a park, in a movie theater

• In a library, on the internet, in academic databases

What is the purpose of critically evaluating and selecting the literature for a review?

• To ensure the quality and relevance of the literature

• To include all available literature without any evaluation

• To randomly select literature without any criteria

• To avoid reading the literature

How should the literature be organized for a review?

• By burning the literature, by forgetting everything, by not writing anything

• By abstracting or taking notes on the literature and developing a visual diagram

• By memorizing all the literature, by ignoring any notes, by avoiding diagrams

• By hiding the literature, by not organizing anything, by not taking any notes

What is the final step in conducting a literature review?

• Reading more literature, conducting more studies, never finishing the review

• Deleting all the literature, forgetting the study, not writing anything

• Writing a literature review that reports summaries of the literature for inclusion in a research report

• Ignoring the research, avoiding the report, not summarizing anything