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GEN 103 Week 5 Quiz 2

1.	Question :	An example of an opinion would be which of the following?

 		 	  Romance novels are entertaining.

 			  Some people are allergic to chocolate.

 			  Tuna is a type of fish.

 			  none of these. 

 	


 	


Question 2.	Question :	An example of an analytical statement would be which of the following?

 		  Water makes up approximately 50-65% of the average adult body.

 			  The Baroque period lasted from approximately 1590 until 1720.

 		 	  “Fracking” is the term for hydraulic fracturing and it is a method of drilling for oil and gas that uses high pressure water, sand, and chemical to break through shale rock.
 			  There are 1440 minutes in a day.

 	

 	


Question 3.	Question :	Factual statements and opinions are the same.

 			  True
 		 	  False

 Question 4.	Question :	An example of an analytical statement would be which of the following?

 		 	  Wind is created when air moves from high pressure to low pressure and the direction is affected by the Earth- rotation.
 			  World War I began in 1914.

 		 	  The first electronic computer was called ENIAC.

 			  Goldfish are very popular fish for home aquariums

 	
Question 5.	Question :	Facts can be proved but opinions cannot.

 	        	  True
 			  False

 	



Question 6.	Question :	When completing assignments that ask you to analyze information, you only have to provide your analysis.  It is not important to provide the facts that support your analysis.

 	 	  True
 		 	  False

 	



Question 7.	Question :	Out of the following three statements, which one is analytical?

 	 	  We could reduce automobile fatalities by focusing on enforcing speed limit laws.
 			  According to the National Highway Safety Administration, speed is one of many factors that can contribute to automobile accidents.
 		 	  In 2014, 28% of the people who died in automobile accidents were in accidents that were caused by speeding.
 			  all of these.

 	
Question 8.	Question :	Out of the following three statements, which one is analytical?

 	 	  Wikipedia is a great place to start your research but it is not an acceptable source for university-level papers because it does not provide in-depth information and it is not stable or reliable.
 			  Wikipedia can give you a good overview of a topic and it can give you ideas for search terms to be used in the library- databases but it does not provide the in-depth information that is expected in university-level papers.
 			  In addition, Wikipedia can be edited by anyone so you don’t know if the information there is reliable and it can change anytime so you don’t know if it will even be the same when go back to look at the entry tomorrow or next week.
 		 	  all of these.

 	



Question 9.	Question :	An example of an analytical statement would be which of the following?

 	 	  Flamingos are born gray and are not genetically predisposed to be pink; they absorb pink coloring from the brine shrimp and algae that they eat and this coloring transfers to their feathers.
 			  The bestselling variety of banana is called Cavendish.

 		 	  Tokyo, Japan is the city with the highest population in the world.

 			  According to Beverage Digest, in 2010 Coca Cola was the most popular soft drink in the world.
 	



Question 10.	Question :	Out of the following three statements, which one is analytical?

 			  Sleep deprivation is the term for getting too little sleep.

 		 	  Scientific studies have shown that even in the short term, sleep deprivation is bad for productivity and people who get too little sleep have a more difficult time learning and retaining information, make poor decisions, and are more likely to have accidents.
 		 	  If you want to do well in school then you should get enough sleep.

 			  all of these.