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A research paper should be narrow and deep rather than broad and shallow.
Which of the following topics would be most suited for a research paper of
about ten pages? |
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| | A) | Crime |
| | B) | Punishments |
| | C) | The death penalty |
| | D) | Economic benefits of the death penalty |
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The subject headings in the book file can help you to
limit the subject of a paper. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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To find articles on your topic, which of the following sources should you go to? |
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| | A) | Periodicals index in the library (such as Readers' Guide) |
| | B) | CD-ROM database in the library (such as Magazine Index Plus) |
| | C) | Internet search engine |
| | D) | All of the above |
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The notes you take for your research paper may be in the form of either
or summaries in your own words. |
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The bottom of each summary note card should |
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| | A) | list the source and page number of the information on the card. |
| | B) | contain the heading of the section where it will be used. |
| | C) | contain the author's name. |
| | D) | be blank. |
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If you use specialized information or ideas that are not your own and you do
not give the author credit, you are . |
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While doing your research, you need to keep a written
record of only the print sources you have used, not the online sources. |
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| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The first time you cite a source in a research paper, you must state |
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| | A) | the author's name and the title of the book or article. |
| | B) | the author's name, the title of the book or article, and the page number. |
| | C) | the author's name and the page number. |
| | D) | just the author's name. |
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The "Works Cited" section of a paper should |
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| | A) | have numbered entries. |
| | B) | include all books the author of the paper has read. |
| | C) | not include any more than one book by the same author. |
| | D) | include only the books and articles referred to in the paper. |
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Which of the following shows the correct format for a "Works Cited" entry? |
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| | A) | Quindlen, Anna. A Short Guide to a Happy Life. New York: Random House, 2000. |
| | B) | Anna Quindlen. A Short Guide to a Happy Life. New York: Random House, 2000. |
| | C) | A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Anna Quindlen. New York: Random House, 2000. |
| | D) | Quindlen, Anna. "A Short Guide to a Happy Life," Random House, 2000. |
2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education