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Accurate Use of Sources Quiz

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The following, from page 127 of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser, is the source of the
following quotations and paraphrases.
A natural flavor is not necessarily healthier or purer than an artificial one. When almond
flavor (benzaldehyde) is derived from natural sources, such as peach and apricot pits, it
contains traces of hydrogen cyanide, a deadly poison. Benzaldehyde derived through a
different process--by mixing oil of clove and banana flavor, amyl acetate--does not
contain any cyanide. Nevertheless, it is legally considered an artificial flavor and sells at
a much lower price. Natural and artificial flavors are now manufactured at the same
chemical plants, places that few people would associate with Mother Nature. Calling any
of these flavors "natural" requires a flexible attitude toward the English language and a
fair amount of irony.
Read each of the following quotations and paraphrases (which are documented using
MLA style) from the source above. Then click "Acceptable" if the quotation or
paraphrase uses the source accurately; click "Unacceptable" if the quotation or paraphrase
distorts the source.

1
Schlosser argues, "A natural flavor is [. . .] purer than an artificial one" (127).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
2
According to Schlosser, the distinction between natural and artificial flavors is mainly
legal, with both "manufactured at the same chemical plants" (127).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
3
As Schlosser explains, natural flavors are made at sites that "people would associate
with Mother Nature" (127).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
4
Schlosser praises the flexibility of the laws that determine which flavors are natural and
which are artificial (127).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable

5
Schlosser objects to the creation of artificial flavors, noting that they can contain
poisons (127).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
Answers
1. B. Unacceptable
2. A. Acceptable
3. B. Unacceptable
4. B. Unacceptable
5. B. Unacceptable

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Summary and Paraphrase Quiz

The following paragraph from page 96 of The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made
History1300-1850, a book by Brian Fagan, is the original source for the summaries and
paraphrases in the sentences below:
In 1565, Spanish colonies settled at Santa Elena on the South Carolina coast during an
exceptionally dry decade. The settlement struggled from the beginning, then succumbed
to a second, even more severe drought in 1587-9. The capital of Spanish Florida was
moved to Saint Augustine. The evacuation came as British colonists were trying to
establish a settlement at Roanoke Island, North Carolina, to the north. The Roanoke
colonists were last seen by their British compatriots on August 22, 1587, at the height of
the driest growing season in eight hundred years. Even as their compatriots departed, the
colony's native American neighbors were concerned about the poor condition of their
crops. The drought persisted for two more years and created a serious food crisis both for
the local Croatan people and the colonists. Since the latter were heavily dependent on the
Croatan, this very dependence must have aggravated already serious food shortages.
Many historians have criticized the Roanoke colony for poor planning and for a seeming
indifference to how they were going to feed themselves in the face of apparent disinterest
from England. But even the best planned colony would have been challenged by the
1587-89 drought.
Read each paraphrase or summary below, deciding if it is acceptable or if it could be
considered plagiarism. Then click "Acceptable" if the paraphrase or summary is correct;
click "Unacceptable" if it is plagiarized.

1
Fagan suggests that a serious drought--the worst in centuries--contributed to famine for
both the colonists on Roanoke Island and the Croatan natives in 1587-89 and probably
led to the colonists' demise. While the Roanoke colonists may not have been adequately
prepared for survival in the New World, Fagan maintains that the difficult weather
conditions would have made failure quite likely for almost any colony in that time and
place (96).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
2
According to Fagan, the colonists on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, last seen by their
British compatriots on August 22, 1587, probably succumbed to the driest growing
season in eight hundred years (96).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
3
A serious drought--the worst in centuries--probably led to the demise of the British
colonists on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in the late 1580s (96).
A) Acceptable

B) Unacceptable
4
According to Fagan, the Roanoke colonists were last seen by Europeans on August 22,
1587, in the middle of the driest growing season in eight hundred years. Even as the
British departed, the colony's Indian friends were worried about the bad potential for
their harvest. The dry conditions lasted for two more years and brought about a serious
famine both for the native Croatan people and the Roanoke colonists. The dependence
of the British colonists on the Croatan must have exacerbated the severe shortage of
provisions. Although many historians have blamed the Roanoke colonists for bad
preparation and for an apparent lack of concern over how they would eat, even the best
prepared colony would have been threatened by the drought of 1587-89 (96).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
5
According to Fagan, the Roanoke colonists were not entirely to blame for their
predicament, which was exacerbated by a severe drought that made food scarce for all
people in the area. Any colony trying to establish itself in Roanoke during the 1587-89
drought might have failed (96).
A) Acceptable
B) Unacceptable
Answers:
1. A. Acceptable
2. B. Unacceptable
3. B. Unacceptable
4. B. Unacceptable
5. A. Acceptable

Quotation Mark Quiz

The following is the original source cited in the sentences below:


During these leisure times, those old notions about freedom would steal over me again.
When in Mr. Gardner's employment, I was kept in such a perpetual whirl of excitement, I
could think of nothing, scarcely, but my life; and in thinking of my life, I almost forgot
my liberty. I have observed this in my experience of slavery--that whenever my condition
was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be
free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom. I have found that, to make a
contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his
moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. He
must be able to detect no inconsistencies in slavery; he must be made to feel that slavery
is right; and he can be brought to that only when he ceases to be a man.
This is the works cited page entry for the paragraph above:
Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. 1845. Ed. Philip Smith.
New York: Dover Publications, Inc.: 1995.
(The quotation begins on p. 58; the last words on that page are "He must be able to detect
no inconsistencies in slavery; he must be made to feel"; the rest of the quotation is on p.
59.)
Correct each of the following excerpts from the paragraph above, making sure to add any
missing quotation marks in the appropriate places and to include any other material
needed to conform to correct MLA, APA, Chicago, CSE, or other documentation style.
The parenthetical citations here use MLA style, which you may alter as needed for the
documentation style you are using.
The answers are documented using correct MLA style. If you are using another
documentation style, check to be sure that you have cited the quotation correctly. In some
cases, more than one correct response is possible.

1
Douglass argues that to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless
one (58).
Douglass argues that to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make
a thoughtless one (58).

2
To accept his condition, a slave should detect no inconsistencies between what
slaveholders say and what they do.
To accept his condition, Douglass says, a slave should detect no
inconsistencies between what slaveholders say and what they do (58).

3
It is necessary to annihilate the power of reason to make slaves feel contented, notes
Douglass (58).
It is necessary [] to annihilate the power of reason to make slaves feel
contented, notes Douglass (58).

4
Douglass recalls, "When in Mr. Gardner's employment, I was kept in such a perpetual
whirl of excitement, I could think of nothing, scarcely, but my life; I almost forgot my
liberty." (58).
Douglass recalls, "When in Mr. Gardner's employment, I was kept in such
a perpetual whirl of excitement, I could think of nothing, scarcely, but my
life; [] I almost forgot my liberty." (58).

5
Douglass points out that the moral and mental vision of a slave must be dulled to
prevent discontentment from setting in (58).
Douglass points out that the moral and mental vision of a slave must be
dulled to prevent discontentment from setting in (58).

Answers:
1. Douglass argues that to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a
thoughtless one (58).
2. To accept his condition, Douglass says, a slave should detect no inconsistencies
between what slaveholders say and what they do (58).
3. It is necessary [] to annihilate the power of reason to make slaves feel
contented, notes Douglass (58).
4. Douglass recalls, "When in Mr. Gardner's employment, I was kept in such a
perpetual whirl of excitement, I could think of nothing, scarcely, but my life; []
I almost forgot my liberty." (58).
5. Douglass points out that the moral and mental vision of a slave must be dulled
to prevent discontentment from setting in (58).

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