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Information Integration Quiz

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  1. 1Why is it primarily important for us to be able to summarize effectively?
    1. AIt helps others get a better understanding of our own ideas.
    2. BIt helps us to better understand the ideas of others.
    3. CIt is a effective way to link our own ideas relative to other's ideas.
    4. DNone of the above.
  2. 2What are some possible issues that can arise from poor summarizing?
    1. AWrestling too much with what the text says, and becoming unsure of whether it has anything to do with what you're talking about.
    2. BTaking too much time devoted to what other's are saying can detract from what you're saying.
    3. CSummarizing to the extent that the summary itself misses the "meat" of the source material.
    4. DAll of the above.
  3. 3To truly write a good summary, you need to play the "believing game." What exactly does this mean?
    1. ABeing able to believe in the credibility of everything you're summarizing.
    2. BUnderstanding the relation the summary has to your own views.
    3. CBeing able to put yourself in the shoes of the person who created the source you're summarizing.
    4. DNone of the above.
  4. 4In general, what makes a summary good?
    1. ABeing able to balance what the author is saying, and what the writer is saying as well.
    2. BBeing able to deconstruct what all the other author's are saying in your summaries.
    3. CProving your own work to be a cut above your summaries.
    4. DAll of the above.
  5. 5What must you ABSOLUTELY avoid when writing summaries?
    1. AWriting inaccurate summaries.
    2. BWriting biased summaries.
    3. CWriting cherry-picking summaries.(picking out specific portions of something to support your argument, when the source material as a whole does not back up your argument.)
    4. DAll of the above, as writing unbiased, accurate, and truthful summaries is the way to go.
  6. 6What exactly is "the closest cliche syndrome?"
    1. AAcknowledging that something an author wrote is undeniable truth to support your argument.
    2. BIf you have more sources, it makes your argument the right one.
    3. CYour argument's strength is determined by one reliable source.
    4. DMistaking what the writer said to mean one thing, while the writer him/herself meant something completely different.
  7. 7How do you need to manipulate a summary as you incorporate a summary into your work, at least in terms of relating it to what you're saying?
    1. AMake sure to reference what you're summarizing.
    2. BMaking sure the summary is no more than three sentences.
    3. CMaking sure the summary is more than three sentences.
    4. DPutting a spin on the summary so as to make way for your own argument.
  8. 8What's a good way to add credibility and power to your summaries?
    1. AExplaining the importance of what the person is saying.
    2. BUsing quotes to show the person's exact words.
    3. CShowing the medium the summary came from.
    4. DNone of the above.
  9. 9What is a problem that can arise when using quotations in a summary?
    1. AThe quotation might not be descriptive enough.
    2. BThe quotation may be believed to "speak for itself," when really, the quote does not mean the same to the writer as it does the audience.
    3. CThe quote can be too long, and unable to convey a clear enough meaning.
    4. DThe quote may be in another language.(Gotta fill this fourth question in somehow, am I right?)
  10. 10Above all else, what do quotations need to be, in terms of supporting your argument?
    1. ALong.
    2. BImportant.
    3. CAccurate.
    4. DRelevant.

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This is based on Graff's book, chapters 2 and 3.
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