Straighterline Course Questions

[Daithi]

I've found that the textbook is the key to these courses. I don't even bother with the online material. However, I think the edition of the textbook used to make the quizzes doesn't always match the edition they recommend for you to use. This was especially so in the Sociology course I took. I remember a couple questions that asked something like "In a study from 2001, Gardner and Jones found how many single mothers were part of the workforce?" but the text provided figures for 2004 and not 2001. This also explains why sometimes I'd get questions from a different chapter than I was expecting. I actually think you're better off with an older version of the textbook.

Ultimately, I found I didn't even need to read the textbook. The entire 2nd half of Sociology I just read the 2 or 3 page chapter summaries and then took the quizzes, including the final. Once you learn to use the index and skim it isn't too hard to pass the quizzes. Although, I don't think I'd try that with a course like Chemistry, Calculus, Physics, etc.