You can just copy straight from the book! " why is this an open book testing myth?

During an open book test, students tend to believe that studying or memorizing is unnecessary because they "can just copy straight from the book."

This is a myth for several reasons. For example, exams might have a word limit, which means that you cannot copy all the information that the book presents. Instead, you have to select the most important points, which could take you a long time if you are not familiar with the topic.

Another reason is the fact that questions are sometimes worded in a way that is meant to determine whether you have analyzed the material. It might ask you to draw conclusions, or imagine alternative escenarios. You cannot obtain that information simply by copying.

Finally, sometimes the wording of books might be different from the wording of questions. If you have not understood the material previously, you might not be able to fully understand the book, or to see the connections between the book and the questions.

Therefore, it is always better to be prepared and know your material well, regardless of whether your exam is open book or not.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)