Which is an example of a direct quotation?

according to my research, zeus was instrumental in starting and ending the entire trojan war.
greek scholars agree that zeus frequently changed form so that he could influence others.
dr. w. wharton explains, “zeus was the king of the gods, ruler of sky, weather, law, and fate.”
artists usually portray zeus as a strong man with a dark beard, a lightning bolt, and scepter.

Dr. W. Wharton explains, “Zeus was the king of the gods, ruler of sky, weather, law, and fate.”

A direct quotation is exactly what someone said. A direct quotation must be written character for character, so any misspellings or grammatical errors must be included. Also, direct quotations need to begin and end with quotation marks so that it is clear where the person's original words begin and end. Without these quotation marks and a citation clarifying where the direct quotation originated, the user of the quotation is plagiarizing.

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!