topic: writing\nprogress\nthe movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more…

topic: writing\nprogress\nthe movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer.\nread the following quote:\nmy father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening. - alice roosevelt longworth, writer and daughter of president theodore roosevelt.\nyou are writing a review of a biography of theodore roosevelt. should this quote be paraphrased or directly quoted, and why?\n○ it should be directly quoted because it is so well - worded.\n○ it should be paraphrased because the author of the quote is not the author of the biography under review.\n○ it should be paraphrased because it is funny and would distract from the seriousness of your review.\n○ it should be directly quoted to help show your familiarity with the source material.

topic: writing\nprogress\nthe movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer.\nread the following quote:\nmy father always wanted to be the corpse at every funeral, the bride at every wedding and the baby at every christening. - alice roosevelt longworth, writer and daughter of president theodore roosevelt.\nyou are writing a review of a biography of theodore roosevelt. should this quote be paraphrased or directly quoted, and why?\n○ it should be directly quoted because it is so well - worded.\n○ it should be paraphrased because the author of the quote is not the author of the biography under review.\n○ it should be paraphrased because it is funny and would distract from the seriousness of your review.\n○ it should be directly quoted to help show your familiarity with the source material.

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Brief Explanations:

The quote is from Alice Roosevelt Longworth (not the author of the biography of Theodore Roosevelt). When writing a review of a biography, if the quote is from a source other than the biography's author, and it's a vivid, well - worded quote that can add flavor to the review, it should be directly quoted? Wait, no. Wait, the key here is: the quote is from Alice (daughter of TR), and we are reviewing a biography of TR. The quote is a personal anecdote/quote from a family member. But the options: Let's analyze each option. Option 1: "It should be directly quoted because it is so well - worded." Well - worded quotes that are memorable or have a unique voice are good candidates for direct quotation, especially in a writing context (like a biography review) where capturing the original tone is important. Option 2: "It should be paraphrased because the author of the quote is not the author of the biography under review." But the author of the quote not being the biography's author isn't a reason to paraphrase. We can quote others in a review. Option 3: "It should be paraphrased because it is funny and would distract from the seriousness of your review." There's no indication the review needs to be serious, and humor can be appropriate. Option 4: "It should be directly quoted to help show your familiarity with the source material." Direct quoting to show familiarity is not the main reason; direct quoting is for capturing the original text. So the best option is the first one: It should be directly quoted because it is so well - worded.

Answer:

A. It should be directly quoted because it is so well - worded.