How Deep Research Agents Work Quiz

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1. What most distinguishes a deep research agent from a normal chatbot answer that uses web search?
   • It never uses the web
   • It runs a long iterative loop of searching and reading many sources before writing
   • It only answers yes or no questions
   • It writes answers without citations
2. Why might a deep research agent ask clarifying questions at the start?
   • To pin down scope, audience or time frame before planning
   • To delay the answer
   • Because it cannot search without a password
   • To collect the user's personal data
3. Which product did OpenAI launch in ChatGPT in February 2025?
   • Code Interpreter
   • Operator Search
   • Deep Research
   • Gemini Deep Research
4. Why do deep research reports often miss important sources?
   • They refuse to read PDFs
   • They only read one page
   • They ignore search engines
   • Paywalled, login-gated or bot-blocking sites are often unreachable
5. A report places a citation next to a statistic. What does the guide say about this?
   • The citation proves the statistic is correct
   • The source may not actually say that, so spot-checking is needed
   • Citations are only decorative
   • Only the first citation in a report matters
6. How do agents typically handle the problem that raw web pages are too large to keep in context?
   • They extract notes or summaries after each read and store them for later
   • They delete every page after reading without notes
   • They only read page titles
   • They increase the font size
7. What is a trade-off of multi-agent deep research designs?
   • They cannot use search
   • They reduce breadth
   • They increase breadth but multiply token cost
   • They remove the need for citations
8. Which description best matches the guide's recommended mental model for these tools?
   • A final authority whose reports need no review
   • A replacement for all expert judgment
   • A search engine with no reasoning
   • A fast research assistant that produces a first draft and leads