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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Ruzich et al. claim the term predatory lending suggests a metaphor that sheds light on current American attitudes toward credit and the relationships between lending institutions and borrowers (139).
B Ruzich and Grant claim the term predatory lending suggests a metaphor that sheds light on current American attitudes toward credit and the relationships between lending institutions and borrowers (139).
Question #2
A Thierry Gardère believes that “what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient” (qtd. in Korten 20).
B Thierry Gardère believes that “what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient” (Korten 20).
Question #3
A Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, “that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America’s electronic networks” (“Cyber” 60).
B Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, “that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America’s electronic networks” (Fallows, “Cyber” 60).
Question #4
A Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email “just substitutes a new form for an old function” (You’re Wearing That? 194).
B Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email “just substitutes a new form for an old function” (194).
Question #5
A Toward the end of a review of two biographies of Ayn Rand, Robin asks the following question: “[H]ow could such a mediocrity . . . exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?” (27).
B Toward the end of a review of two biographies of Ayn Rand, Robin asks the following question: “[H]ow could such a mediocrity . . . exert such a continuing influence on the culture at large?” (27)
Question #6
A Many medical students participating in the study “commented on the ways that writing helped them become more observant and thoughtful” (Reichert et al. 258).
B Many medical students participating in the study “commented on the ways that writing helped them become more observant and thoughtful” (Reichert 258).
Question #7
A George examines videos for Habitat for Humanity and explores whether “reliance on stereotypes of poverty can, in fact, work against the aims of the organization producing them” (210).
B George examines videos for Habitat for Humanity and explores whether “reliance on stereotypes of poverty can, in fact, work against the aims of the organization producing them.” (210)
Question #8
A According to CNN, as many as 114,000 new iPad owners were left vulnerable after hackers took advantage of security lapses and gathered private user information (CNN.com).
B As many as 114,000 new iPad owners were left vulnerable after hackers took advantage of security lapses and gathered private user information (“114,000 iPads”).
Question #9
A Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were “a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being” (167).
B Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were “a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being” (Franzen 167).
Question #10
A According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (Walker).
B According to a 2008 study (“Stuck on You”), drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage.
