A student is writing a paper for a music business class about a concert that his community recently hosted in a public park. To answer some specific questions he has about how the event was planned, which method of field research would be the MOST effective? Question 1 options:

a) a survey of community members who attended the event

b) an observation of the park surrounding the event venue

c) an interview with the producer of the event about their planning process

d) a questionnaire for local businesses about how the event affected their business

If you are researching ocean acidification, and you do a keyword search using the terms ocean acidification AND plankton NOT coral, what advanced search technique are you using to refine your results? Question 2 options:

a) truncation

b) parentheses

c) Boolean operators

d) wildcard searches

What is the first thing you should do when deciding what kinds of sources you might need for a school research project? Question 4 options:

a) First, you should look for primary sources on your topic

b) First, you should search for your topic on Google to see what kinds of sources are available.

c) First, you should consider your assignment and your rhetorical situation.

d) First, you should go to the library and talk with a librarian.