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QuizMultiple Choice

Media Literacy: Reliability and Relevance

Question 5 • (Zielinski) 28209 Civics 1st Nine Weeks

Curtis is doing a research paper on the Battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution. What question should he ask if he wants to determine if the information on a website is relevant?

Answer
A
Who created this website?
B
Why was this website created?
C
Is the information on this website related to the topic?
D
What topic-related information is not on the website?

Explanation

To determine relevance, Curtis should check whether the website’s information relates to his research topic, the Battle of Saratoga. Choice C asks exactly that. Asking who created the website or why it was created can help evaluate its credibility or purpose, but not whether its information is relevant to his topic.

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