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Jan 30, 2017

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=gVViICWs4dM
Free Republic. (2004). Keyes vs. Obama – Debate two – Transcript! [Transcript]. Retrieved from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1253974/posts
Juliot37. (2009, October 10) Slavoj Zizek in Examined Life [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGCfiv1xtoU
MontyPython. (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 above

Question 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 above

Question 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 c

Question 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 above

Question 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 b

Question 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 above

Question 7. 7. President Truman claimed that the march from Selma was: (Points : 1) Important for equality

Dangerous

Silly

Dramatic

Unjust

Question 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 above

Question 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 above

Question 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 above

Library 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-15991614
- This 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_0np68ppk
- This tutorial will enhance student facility in searching for articles that relate to their topic of research
- 1. 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 above
  Question 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 above
  Question 3. 3. If the website ends in “.org” the website is: (Points : 1)       Non-profit
        For-profit
        Biased
        A and B
        B and C
  Question 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 c
  Question 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 above
  Question 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 above
  Question 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 b
  Question 8. 8. When determining whether a website is reliable, you should consider the: (Points : 1)       Source
        Purpose
        Topic
        a and b
        b and c
  Question 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 above
  Question 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