Quiz for Chapter Twelve
Student Self-Grading Multiple Choice
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1. Proper citation can benefit the writer by ________.
a) establishing credibility
b) allowing the reader to verify sources
c) enlarging on a matter
d) All of the above
Answer: d (page 212)
2. APA style is commonly used in ________.
a) English
b) Psychology
c) Philosophy
d) Religion
Answer: b (page 212)
3. MLA style is commonly used in ________.
a) English
b) Psychology
c) Education
d) Business
Answer: a (page 212)
4. APA style includes a(n) ________.
a) references page
b) works cited page
c) APA page
d) bibliography
Answer: a (page 218)
5. In APA style, if no date of publication is provided the writer should replace the date with ________.
a) n.g. in parentheses
b) n.d in parentheses
c) nothing
d) None of the above
Answer: b (page 220)
6. MLA style includes a ________.
a) references page
b) works cited page
c) sources page
d) bibliography
Answer: b (page 235)
7. Which of the following descriptors is usually the last element in a works cited entry?
a) Author
b) Title of work
c) Publisher
d) Medium of publication
Answer: d (page 236)
8. In MLA, a work by two or more authors requires ________.
a) only the first name to be inverted
b) only the first two names to be inverted
c) all names to be inverted
d) None of the above
Answer: a (page 237)
9. MLA allows which of the following for informational use?
a) Endnotes
b) Footnotes
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above
Answer: c (page 244)
Short Answer Questions
10. Proper citation allows the writer to protect themselves from ______________.
Answer: plagiarism (page 212)
11. Proper citation allows the writer to indicate where his or her work fits into other works in the ______________.
Answer: field (page 212)
12. Most citation styles include the year of ______________.
Answer: publication (page 213)
13. MLA stands for Modern Languages ______________.
Answer: Association (page 213)
14. APA in-text citation uses author and ______________.
Answer: year (page 214)
15. MLA is most commonly used in the ______________.
Answer: humanities (page 213)
16. APA stands for the American ______________ Association..
Answer: Psychological (page 213))
17. MLA in-text citation is ______________.
Answer: parenthetical (page 231)
18. In MLA, if a quotation is four or more typed lines the writer should use ______________ format.
Answer: block quote (page 232)
19. In MLA style, the writer should not use a ______________ to separate name and page number.
Answer: comma (page 232)
20. APA style is commonly used in disciplines such as ______________, ______________ and ______________, whereas MLA style commonly is used in ______________ , ______________ and ______________.
Answer: Education, Psychology, Business, English, Philosophy, religion (page 212)
21. APA style is commonly used in the ______________ sciences, whereas MLA style is commonly used in the ______________.
Answer: social; humanities (page 213)