Week 2 Quizzes

Media Quiz Complete the quiz on the assigned media for the week. You have three hours to complete this quiz. You have an unlimited number of attempts to complete this quiz.  However, the system does not take your best score.  Instead, it only counts your most recent attempt.  That means that if you are happy with your score you should not attempt the quiz again as it might result in a lower score. Quizzes are due on Day 7, but it is recommended that you try to finish them on Days 5 and 6. The quiz will cover the following media items:Eidos84. (2010, Nov. 27). Peter Singer’s ethics [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVViICWs4dMFree Republic. (2004). Keyes vs. Obama – Debate two – Transcript! [Transcript]. Retrieved from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1253974/postsJuliot37. (2009, October 10) Slavoj Zizek in Examined Life [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGCfiv1xtoUMontyPython. (2008, Nov. 14). Argument clinic [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y  NBC News. (2012, January 13). Martin Luther King Jr. on NBC’s Meet the Press in 1965 [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAtsAwGreyE  Stopexecutions. (2008, July 14). Alan Keyes v. Barack Obama debate on death penalty [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Afr-zI8Ys 1. King would agree with which of the following claims about Communism? (Points : 1)       It is a satisfactory ideology for non-violent movements       The tenets of Communism are alien to those of non-violence       Communist leaders in his movement were important in changing society       The Russian Communist leaders were evil people       None of the aboveQuestion 2. 2. Zizek defines ideology as: (Points : 1)       What the Russians did under Communism       A creation of those in power       The usual and wrong way of perceiving reality       Found in a dumpsite       None of the aboveQuestion 3. 3. Zizek defines disavowal as: (Points : 1)       Necessary to change the way we exploit the resources of the earth       The impetus that will lead humans to a higher form       The tendency to not do anything even when one knows one should       a and b       b and cQuestion 4. 4. Singer claims which of the following about ethics? (Points : 1)       One must think only of oneself       Ethics can only exist in a religious framework       One must learn to think from the position of others       Ethics are relative       None of the aboveQuestion 5. 5. King claims that the following are things that must occur before he will stop leading his revolution: (Points : 1)       There must be absolutely equal and unhampered voting rights for African-Americans       The end of police brutality in the South       There must be some action with a view towards poverty       All of the above       a and bQuestion 6. 6. Singer claims that this is one of the outcomes of studying ethics: (Points : 1)       One becomes smarter       One begins to question conventional morality       One is able to justify one’s actions       One becomes a better person       All of the aboveQuestion 7. 7. President Truman claimed that the march from Selma was: (Points : 1)       Important for equality       Dangerous       Silly       Dramatic       UnjustQuestion 8. 8. Singer claims that the meaning of life is found in this: (Points : 1)       Attaching oneself to significant issues and making life a little bit better than it would be without you.       Focusing on gaining as much power as possible       One’s religious faith       Family and friends       All of the aboveQuestion 9. 9. Zizek would agree most with which of the following statements about ecology? (Points : 1)       Humans are disturbing the primordial harmony of nature.       Humans ought to change their actions       Nature is the unfathomable mother of humanity       Nature is a dangerous entity that is the result of numerous catastrophes       None of the aboveQuestion 10. 10. Singer uses this example to illustrate his ideas about helping others. (Points : 1)       A child standing next to a fire       A child drowning in a shallow pond       A runaway trolley car       Animals being equal       None of the aboveLibrary Quiz Complete the quiz on the assigned Library tutorials for the week. You have two hours to complete this quiz. You have an unlimited number of attempts to complete this quiz.  However, the system does not take your best score.  Instead, it only counts your most recent attempt.  That means that if you are happy with your score you should not attempt the quiz again as it might result in a lower score. Quizzes are due on Day 7, but it is recommended that you try to finish them on Days 5 and 6. The quiz will cover the following tutorials.Ashford University. (2013). Evaluating web resources[Presentation slides]. Ashford University Library, Ashford University, San Diego, CA. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/AshfordLibrary/evaluating-web-resources-15991614This tutorial will enhance student understanding of how to evaluate web resources when conducting research.Ashford University. (Producer). (2013).Searching for articles[Video file]. Ashford University Library, Ashford University, San Diego, CA. Retrieved from  http://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Searching+for+Articles/0_0np68ppkThis tutorial will enhance student facility in searching for articles that relate to their topic of research1. What allows the database to search more effectively? (Points : 1)       Entering multiple terms into the search boxes       Entering long phrases into the search boxes       Using the clear button       Entering individual terms into the search boxes       None of the aboveQuestion 2. 2. Most databases include which of the following: (Points : 1)       Advanced search page       Search boxes       Dropdown menu       Other options to modify search results       All of the aboveQuestion 3. 3. If the website ends in “.org” the website is: (Points : 1)       Non-profit       For-profit       Biased       A and B       B and CQuestion 4. 4. Placing terms in quotation marks does the following (Points : 1)       Keeps the terms together       Makes more articles link to the terms       Searches them as a phrase       a and b       a and cQuestion 5. 5. In ProQuest, clicking on this link shows a summary of the article (Points : 1)       Review       The title       Preview       Getting Research Help       None of the aboveQuestion 6. 6. When examining the author, you should do which of the following: (Points : 1)       Think about whether or not you agree with her opinion       Look for academic degrees of the author       Not look for previous employment       Focus on the style of writing       None of the aboveQuestion 7. 7. In order to determine bias on a website one can: (Points : 1)       Learn more about the author of the website by searching it using Google.       Think about the relationship between the organization, what they do, and what the website says.       Look for alternate sources of information that might have a differing view       All of the above       a and bQuestion 8. 8. When determining whether a website is reliable, you should consider the: (Points : 1)       Source       Purpose       Topic       a and b       b and cQuestion 9. 9. Good websites have information that is: (Points : 1)       Supported with opinions       Supported with evidence and data       Difficult to understand       Aligned with one’s own views       All of the aboveQuestion 10. 10. When utilizing terms on opposite sides of the “OR” option in ProQuest, the system will: (Points : 1)       Search for articles that contain one or the other of the terms       Search for articles that contain both terms       Search for articles that do not contain the search terms.       All of the above       None of the above