J202 - QUIZ #3


NOTE: There are only nine questions!!!

1. Public sector records do not include

a. proprietary information

b. private companies' financial reports filed with government agencies.

c. legislative hearing reports

d. All of the above

e. none of the above

2. Which of the following statements are incorrect?

a. State agencies in Oregon must comply with the federal FOIA.

b. Federal public records law does not apply to the states.

c. Public bodies must reach decisions in public meetings.

d. all of the above

e. none of the above

3. An excellent source of Ph.D. research is

a. Dissertation Abstracts

b. Journalism Abstracts

c. the Popular Periodical Index

d. all of the above

e. aone of the above

5. Records held by agencies governed by the federal FOIA may be exempt from disclosure if they fall into the category of

a. trade secrets.

b. working papers.

c. personnel or similar files

d. All of the above

e. none of the above

6. A general partnership is

a. a company incorporated in the state of Oregon.

b. an association of two or more persons doing business in Oregon.

c. a company issuing general shares of stock to the public.

d. All of the above

e. none of the above

7. Copyright law protects an author's intellectual property

a. for a limited time

b. until the work is widely distributed

c. from any copying without the author's permission

d. All of the above

e. both "b" and "c"

8. Under Oregon law, to become a non-profit corporation an organization

a. may not take in more money than it spends in a fiscal year.

b. is not required to file articles of incorporation with the State

c. must file articles of incorporation with the State

d. both "a" and "c"

e. none of the above

9. Criteria for evaluating the quality of evidence include

a. Reputation

b. Sufficiency

c. Internal Consistency

d. all of the above

e. both "a" and "b"

10. When evaluating the significance of a published research study

a. the reputation of the journal is insignificant

b. the fact that the study is cited in other studies is significant

c. the recency of the study is insignificant

d. your independent evaluation of the methodology is significant

e. researchers' failure to replicate the study is insignificant


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