1. You need information about Beethoven's life for your assignment. Which source would be the most appropriate for this assignment?
a. New York Times Newspaper
b. Biographical Resource Center
c. Academic Search Premier

2. If I need reviews of the New York Symphony Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's in April 1950 which would be the best source to select?
a. <World Book Encyclopedia>
b. <New York Times Historical Newspapers>
c. <Chescat>, the online catalog

3. Most information on the World Wide Web is evaluated and checked by librarians and editors.
a. True
b. False

4. When you evaluate an information source what points should be considered:
a. The credentials of the author
b. The date of publication
c. The publisher's credentials
d. All of the above

5. When citing information from the World Wide Web for a research paper which domain would provide the most appropriate information:
a. .gov
b. .com
c. .net
d. All of the above

6. The most inportant reason for obtaining biographical information about the author of an article or book is to determine:
a. Where the author lives
b. How many publications have been written by the author
c. If the author is an expert or authority on the subject
d. The author's family history

7. What criteria should be used to determine if a web site and the information given is research-appropriate?
a. The domain
b. The information can be validated in other sources
c. The author of the information provides credentials that demonstrate competency in the subject
d. All fo the above

8. You have found a document at http://www.renaissance.com/musicguides/~jbarker. Examine the url. What does it tell you?
a. The ~usually reflects a personal page of someone who may not be considered an expert in the subject
b. The .com indicates a commercial site probably intending to sell a product
c. There is a file called musicguides
d. All of the above

9. When examining a web page to determine if the information is credible what criteria do you need to use in your evaluation?
a. The author's credentials
b. The publisher's purpose for the web site
c. The kinds of sites the live links lead to
d. All of the above

10. The source you are considering for inclusion in your essay is published by a small independent press. If you cannot verify the information in another source you would evaluate the source as:
a. Unusable because you cannot evalute this source as reliable
b. Use it because you think you have heard of the author
c. Use it because the book was mentioned on a television news story