Multiple Choice Quizzes

Try these quizzes to test your understanding.

1. Secondary research is about identifying ______ data, information and knowledge.

  1. beautiful
  2. relevant
  3. easy-to-access

Answer: B

2. Secondary research relies upon ______ data, information and knowledge.

  1. tailor-made
  2. brand new
  3. already existing

Answer: C

3. Data confidentiality should ______ be a concern when doing secondary research.

  1. never
  2. only
  3. always

Answer: C

4. Internal data sources could be found in a ______.

  1. marketing information system
  2. annual report
  3. both marketing information system and annual report

Answer: C

5. Integration of internal data sources is often a(n) ______.

  1. challenge
  2. opportunity
  3. experiment

Answer: A

6. Syndicated services, databases and ______ sources are categories of external secondary data.

  1. published
  2. private
  3. primary

Answer: A

7. Professional bodies generated ______ data.

  1. internal
  2. external
  3. both internal and external

Answer: C

8. Syndicated services are generally not ______ available.

  1. freely
  2. widely
  3. privately

Answer: A

9. Secondary data can ______ research questions.

  1. answer
  2. generate
  3. both answer and generate

Answer: C

10. Secondary data sources may not be ______.

  1. quick to obtain
  2. up-to-date
  3. relevant

Answer: B

11. Secondary research is a ______ process.

  1. random
  2. superficial
  3. critical

Answer: C

12. Argument building is based on ______.

  1. individuality
  2. intensity
  3. introspection

Answer: B

13. Referencing work helps with eliminating personal ______.

  1. bias
  2. thinking
  3. input

Answer: A

14. Theory in a literature review should be presented ______.

  1. in no particular order
  2. from the general to the specific
  3. according to personal opinion

Answer: B

15. A ‘funnel’ is a technique to critically review ______.

  1. secondary data
  2. primary data
  3. critique

Answer: A

16. Summarising is not a(n) ______ way to build literature reviews.

  1. effective
  2. fun
  3. exciting

Answer: A

17. Each stage of secondary research should ______ the next.

  1. ignore
  2. link with
  3. disregard

Answer: B

18. The purpose of a ‘conclusion’ is to ______ one’s work.

  1. conceptualise
  2. describe
  3. summarise

Answer: A

19. Secondary research is a(n) ______ process.

  1. repetitive
  2. iterative
  3. pedestrian

Answer: B

20. Criticality is needed when ______.

  1. reading
  2. writing
  3. both reading and writing

Answer: C