Read each sentence. Select Yes or No, and click Submit.
Sentence 1
"Harriet Tubman was a very brave woman who inspired other abolitionists."
Does this need a citation?
Answer:Right! A citation is not needed for this sentence. This is my opinion as the author.
Answer: Incorrect. The answer is "No," a citation is not needed for this sentence. This is my opinion as the author.
Answer:Incorrect. Try again.
Sentence 2
"Born a slave in Dorchester County, MD in 1822, Tubman escaped slavery in 1849."
Does this need a citation?
Answer:Correct! This sentence needs a citation. The biographical information included in this sentence should be cited, even if the information is not a direct quote from the source.
Answer: Incorrect. The answer is "Yes," this sentence needs a citation. The biographical information included in this sentence should be cited, even if the information is not a direct quote from the source.
Answer:Incorrect. Try again.
Sentence 3
"As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Tubman led more than 70 enslaved people to freedom."
Does this need a citation?
Answer:Yes, this sentence needs a citation. Even though it is common knowledge that Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, the specific fact that she led more than 70 people to freedom needs to be cited.
Answer: Incorrect. The answer is "Yes." This sentence needs a citation. Even though it is common knowledge that Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, the specific fact that she led more than 70 people to freedom needs to be cited.
Answer:Incorrect. Try again.
Sentence 4
"Later, abolitionist Frederick Douglass praised Tubman for her 'devotion to freedom' and 'heroism.' "
Does this need a citation?
Answer:Right! The answer is "Yes." The source of any direct quote needs a citation.
Answer: Incorrect. The answer is "Yes." The source of any direct quote needs a citation.
Answer:incorrect. Try again.
