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Question 1 (1 point) Select the sentence…
Question 1 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 1 options:
a)
U.S. officials condemned the attack. The Turkish citizens need to “recommit to peace and stand together against terror,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said.
b)
U.S. officials condemned the attack. The Turkish citizens need to “recommit to peace and stand together against terror,” said State Department spokesman John Kirby.
c)
The U.S. condemned the attack. The Turkish citizens need to “recommit to peace and stand together against terror”, State Department spokesman John Kirby said.
Question 2 (1 point)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 2 options:
a)
She said lowering the book’s price is another important step.
b)
Another important step is to, she said, lower the book’s price.
c)
She claimed lowering the book’s price is another important step.
d)
Another important step is, she went on to say, to lower the book’s price.
Question 3 (1 point)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 3 options:
a)
Said Miller: “We had some new EMTs on the scene as well, and it’s very tough on everyone when it involves kids. It hits home because we all have kids.”
b)
Miller said: “We had some new EMTs on the scene as well, and it’s very tough on everyone when it involves kids. It hits home because we all have kids.”
c)
“We had some new EMTs on the scene as well, and it’s very tough on everyone when it involves kids. It hits home because we all have kids.”
d)
Said Miller; “We had some new EMTs on the scene as well, and it’s very tough on everyone when it involves kids. It hits home because we all have kids.”
Question 4 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 4 options:
a)
“Sometimes I submit my homework in the middle of the night,” said Susan Richards, an English major.
b)
“Sometimes I submit my homework in the middle of the night”, said Susan Richards, an English major.
c)
Susan Richards, an English major, said, “Sometimes I submit my homework in the middle of the night”.
Question 5 (1 point)
Choose the most correct sentence according to the quotes and attribution rules.
Question 5 options:
a)
“Our goal is peace”. claimed the president.
b)
She said her son calls her literary endeavors “moms writing thing.”
c)
He is a scuba diver and pilot. He also enjoys skydiving. “I like challenge, something exciting.”
d)
Benjamin Franklin said: “death takes no bribes”.
Question 6 (1 point)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 6 options:
a)
“Mr. Syed was convicted on the basis of overwhelming evidence… Mr. Syed was convicted because he did it, and the state proved it.” the prosecutor told the judge.
b)
“Mr. Syed was convicted on the basis of overwhelming evidence!” the prosecutor told the judge. “… Mr. Syed was convicted because he did it, and the state proved it!”
c)
“Mr. Syed was convicted on the basis of overwhelming evidence,” the prosecutor told the judge. “… Mr. Syed was convicted because he did it, and the state proved it.”
Question 7 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 7 options:
a)
“Unfortunately a husband and wife, their four sons and a baby daughter died, along with other members of their extended family,” said Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. “It’s an unspeakable tragedy to have an entire family wiped out in a horrific inferno.”
b)
“Unfortunately a husband and wife, their four sons and a baby daughter died, along with other members of their extended family,” said Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny. “It’s an unspeakable tragedy to have an entire family wiped out in a horrific inferno,” he added.
Question 8 (1 point)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook reading
Question 8 options:
a)
Professor Heather Bailey’s data says companies that benefitted the most from U.S. defense spending were concentrated in six states.
b)
Professor Heather Bailey said companies that benefited the most from U.S. defense spending were concentrated in six states.
c)
According to her data, Professor Heather Bailey said companies that benefited the most from U.S. defense spending were concentrated in six states.
d)
Professor Heather Bailey said the companies that benefited the most from U.S. defense spending were concentrated in six states, according to her data.
e)
The companies that benefited the most from U.S. defense spending, according to Professor Heather Bailey’s data, were concentrated in six states.
Question 9 (1 point)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 9 options:
a)
“She’s more disciplined than her husband,” the official claimed. “Hillary Clinton came into the Situation Room for every meeting thoroughly prepared. There wasn’t anything she hadn’t read. She was punctual. She’s a disciplined decision-maker.”
b)
“She’s more disciplined than her husband. Hillary Clinton came into the Situation Room for every meeting thoroughly prepared. There wasn’t anything she hadn’t read. She was punctual. She’s a disciplined decision-maker” the official said.
c)
“She’s more disciplined than her husband,” the official said. “Hillary Clinton came into the Situation Room for every meeting thoroughly prepared. There wasn’t anything she hadn’t read. She was punctual. She’s a disciplined decision-maker.”
Question 10 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 10 options:
a)
“Online education is a very… good way to go to college if you are a parent or if you work full time,” said Cheryl Taylor, a sophomore and the mother of three boys.
b)
A sophomore and the mother of three boys, Cheryl Taylor said, “Online education is a very, very, very, very good way to go to college if you are a parent or if you work full time.”
c)
“Online education is a very, very, very, very good way to go to college if you are a parent or if you work full time,” said Cheryl Taylor, a sophomore and the mother of three boys.
Question 11 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 11 options:
a)
Paoli Verduzco, 32, who lived at the shelter between the ages of 6 and 24, said the home’s founder was tough but fair. “If she hadn’t been, she couldn’t have controlled us,” he said.
b)
Paoli Verduzco, 32, who lived at the shelter between the ages of 6 and 24, said he believes the home’s founder was tough but fair. He went on to say, “If she hadn’t been, she couldn’t have controlled us.”
c)
Paoli Verduzco, 32, who lived at the shelter between the ages of 6 and 24, said he believes the home’s founder was tough but fair. “If she hadn’t been, she couldn’t have controlled us.”
d)
Paoli Verduzco, 32, who lived at the shelter between the ages of 6 and 24, believes the home’s founder was tough but fair. “If she hadn’t been, she couldn’t have controlled us,” he said.
Question 12 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 12 options:
a)
“As far as I’m concerned,” the mayor angrily said. “I don’t care how much money it takes to fix the city’s streets.”
b)
“As far as I’m concerned.” The mayor angrily said. “I don’t care how much money it takes to fix the city’s streets.”
c)
“I don’t care how much money it takes to fix the city’s streets,” the mayor said.
Question 13 (1 point)
Choose the most correct sentence according to the quotes and attribution rules.
Question 13 options:
a)
The man smiled, “It’s a great deal for me.” “I expect to double my money,” he explained.
b)
Jesse Owens expressed the opinion that “I think that America has become too athletic.” “From Little League to the pro league, sports are no longer recreation.” “They are big business, and they’re drudgery,” he continued.
c)
“The dangers promise to be of indefinite duration,” the president said referring to the Mideast crisis.
d)
“Freedom of the press is not merely freedom to gather the news,” columnist Jack Anderson said during a speech last night. “It is also freedom to gather the news. We cannot public what we cannot gather.”
Question 14 (1 point)
Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 14 options:
a)
People who seek advice are looking for an “accomplice,” she said.
b)
I said people who seek advice are looking for accomplices.
c)
She said people who seek advice “Are looking for an accomplice”.
d)
People who seek advice “Are looking for an accomplice”, she said.
e)
People who seek advice are looking for accomplices, she said.
Question 15 (1 point)
INSTRUCTIONS: Select the sentence that best reflects the rules for quotations and attributions in the Newsgathering & Interviewing and Course AP Stylebook readings.
Question 15 options:
a)
“I knew there was babies in there. But once we got there, there weren’t nothing we could do,” said neighbor Nancy Williams of 22 Arbor Rd., who was first at the scene.
b)
Nancy Williams, a neighbor at 22 Arbor Rd., said she knew four children lived in the home. Although she said she was the first to arrive at the scene, the house already was in flames.
c)
Nancy Williams, a neighbor at 22 Arbor Rd., said she knew four children lived in the home. “There weren’t nothing we could do,” said Williams. “It [the house] was already roaring with flames.”
d)
Nancy Williams, a neighbor at 22 Arbor Rd. who said she was the first person to arrive at the scene, said, “I knew there was babies in there. But once we got there, there weren’t nothing we could do.”
e)
Nancy Williams, a neighbor at 22 Arbor Rd., said she knew four children lived in the home. “There weren’t nothing we could do,” she said. “It [the house] was already roaring with flames.”
