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FHGEN 120 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers A+
True or False: Adding sources justifies the information your database - Answer✔True
Source citations must:
A) Use the correct Style
B) Contain enough information to locate the source
C) Indicate if the source included direct evidence
D) Included the name of the person writing the citation. - Answer✔B) Contain enough
information to locate the source
In RootsMagic, the source templates were created based on:
A) The Chicago Manual of Style
B) Various style guides
C) the programmer's personal opinion
D) A mixture of Turabian and APA styles - Answer✔B) Various style guides
In RootsMagic, the quality of the source refers to:
A) How well the source supports the fact to which it is attached.
B) The physical condition of the original document.
C) the readability of the handwriting in the document.
D) how well you wrote the citation - Answer✔A) How well the source supports the fact to which
it is attached.
If you think you will use the same source template multiple times, what should you do?
A) Add the template to your Master Source List.
B) Add the template to your Favorites.
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C) Click the Recent Templates button.
D) Drag the template to the top of the list. - Answer✔B) Add the template to your Favorites.
True or false: When you cite an existing source, every detail of the new source citation will
be identical to the original source citation. - Answer✔False
When you cite an existing source, your new citation will automatically include what?
A) The Source Details (the green area)
B) The Master Source (the yellow area)
C) The Footnote, Short Footnote and Bibliography citation (the area to the right).
D) All of the above. - Answer✔B) The Master Source (the yellow area).
If you copy a paragraph of text, the original text will be:
A) Deleted
B) Unaffected
C) Invisible - Answer✔B) Unaffected
Read the following statements. If one statement is true, they are both true. If one
statement is false, they are both false.
*To open a link in a new tab on a PC, hold down the CTRL key while clicking the link.
*To open a link in a new tab on a Mac, hold down the Command key while clicking the
link. - Answer✔True
Choose two methods for copying text in a Word document.
A) Select the text you wish to copy and choose CTRL-C (PC) or Command-C (Mac).
B) Place your cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to copy. Highlight the entire block of
text and then choose Copy from the Home section of the ribbon.
C) Select the entire contents of the document by pressing CTRL+A (PC) or Command-A (Mac).
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FHGEN 120 Midterm Exam Questions With
Correct Answers A+
True or False: Adding sources justifies the information your database - Answer✔True
Source citations must:
A) Use the correct Style
B) Contain enough information to locate the source
C) Indicate if the source included direct evidence
D) Included the name of the person writing the citation. - Answer✔B) Contain enough
information to locate the source
In RootsMagic, the source templates were created based on:
A) The Chicago Manual of Style
B) Various style guides
C) the programmer's personal opinion
D) A mixture of Turabian and APA styles - Answer✔B) Various style guides
In RootsMagic, the quality of the source refers to:
A) How well the source supports the fact to which it is attached.
B) The physical condition of the original document.
C) the readability of the handwriting in the document.
D) how well you wrote the citation - Answer✔A) How well the source supports the fact to which
it is attached.
If you think you will use the same source template multiple times, what should you do?
A) Add the template to your Master Source List.
B) Add the template to your Favorites.
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C) Click the Recent Templates button.
D) Drag the template to the top of the list. - Answer✔B) Add the template to your Favorites.
True or false: When you cite an existing source, every detail of the new source citation will
be identical to the original source citation. - Answer✔False
When you cite an existing source, your new citation will automatically include what?
A) The Source Details (the green area)
B) The Master Source (the yellow area)
C) The Footnote, Short Footnote and Bibliography citation (the area to the right).
D) All of the above. - Answer✔B) The Master Source (the yellow area).
If you copy a paragraph of text, the original text will be:
A) Deleted
B) Unaffected
C) Invisible - Answer✔B) Unaffected
Read the following statements. If one statement is true, they are both true. If one
statement is false, they are both false.
*To open a link in a new tab on a PC, hold down the CTRL key while clicking the link.
*To open a link in a new tab on a Mac, hold down the Command key while clicking the
link. - Answer✔True
Choose two methods for copying text in a Word document.
A) Select the text you wish to copy and choose CTRL-C (PC) or Command-C (Mac).
B) Place your cursor at the beginning of the text you wish to copy. Highlight the entire block of
text and then choose Copy from the Home section of the ribbon.
C) Select the entire contents of the document by pressing CTRL+A (PC) or Command-A (Mac).
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