IRSC Libraries Source Evaluation Quiz Question Title * 1. Enter your first and last name so that your quiz grade can be recorded. OK Question Title * 2. What is your instructor's name? OK Question Title * 3. Honda.com is a better place for information on the new Honda Civic's safety rating than an independent, third party source. True False OK Question Title * 4. The National Rifle Association is an organization that advocates for gun rights. This organization is considered an unbiased source of information. True False OK Question Title * 5. You find a website promoting the importance of nutritional supplements for maintaining a healthy body. The website has a store where they sell their own brand of supplements. This site's purpose is to provide health information to the public. True False OK Question Title * 6. Affirmative action is a complex issue that people on both sides feel strongly about. The article you found only presents arguments against affirmative action so the author's motive for writing the article is a concern. True False OK Question Title * 7. The About Us page is a good starting place for learning more about a website's authority. True False OK Question Title * 8. A medical doctor would be a good expert to consult for information about repairing your car. True False OK Question Title * 9. The Centers for Disease Control website is a credible source for information about the coronavirus pandemic. True False OK Question Title * 10. A website with a .gov ending in the URL is providing information from a college or university. True False OK Question Title * 11. A magazine article is more credible than a blog post because the journalist who wrote the magazine article will fact-check their interviewee whereas the blog post will have no oversight or review process. True False OK Question Title * 12. A biography on Abraham Lincoln written in 1998 is too old to use in a history paper. True False OK Question Title * 13. A nonfiction book about HIV/AIDs treatment from 2019 is a timely source. True False OK Question Title * 14. If you are writing a paper on an event that occurred recently, within the past week or two, you should have no problem finding a scholarly, peer-reviewed source about that event. True False OK Question Title * 15. Your instructor said you need to use scholarly sources for your assignment. You can use an article you found online that has no links to other sources and lists no citations. True False OK Question Title * 16. A website has many ads and you noticed some typos. You should be concerned about the accuracy of the this website. True False OK Question Title * 17. You can tell that the website you found is a great source because no other websites make the same claims. True False OK Question Title * 18. Your assignment says you need to incorporate three peer-reviewed articles into your research paper. The History Channel website is an appropriate source for this assignment. True False OK Question Title * 19. You need to understand an article if you're going to use it as a source in your research paper. True False OK Question Title * 20. If you can't find an author/organization or date listed on a source these are red flags that the source is not appropriate for a college assignment. True False OK Question Title * 21. The first article listed in the search results is not always the best. True False OK Question Title * 22. Because anyone can publish on the internet, it is especially important to critically evaluate the claims and information you received from websites. True False OK DONE