APA Guidelines Quiz

True



False

“…citing sources. (Smith, p. 249, 2014).”



“…citing sources (Smith, 2014, p. 249).”



“…citing sources” (Smith, 2014, p. 249).



“…citing sources.” (Smith, p. 249, 2014).

A student paraphrases information from a source without citing the source.



A student purchases his/her paper and presents it as their own.



A student copies and pastes information from a source without providing quotation marks and/or not citing the source.



All of the above

title of assignment, student’s name, course title, instructor’s name, and date



course title, student’s name, date, instructor’s name, and title of assignment



title of assignment, course title, student’s name, instructor’s name, and date



student’s name, title of assignment, course title, instructor’s name, and date

Always include the first and last name of the author and page number of the resource from which you found the information.



If no author is listed, you only have to write the year of publication and page or paragraph number within the parenthetical citation.



In the absence of a year of publication, you only have to write the author’s full name within the parenthetical citation



Always include the author and year of publication or n.d. (for no date) within the parenthetical citation.

It should be used the first time a work with more than four authors is cited.



If the work has three or more authors, all of the authors are mentioned in the first time it is cited, but further mentions of the work should include the first author’s last name followed by et al.



It should be used when the work has six or more authors every time the work is cited.



b and c



All of the above

True



False

They may lack a bibliography or reference list.



They are not considered scholarly.



They are intended to inform or entertain the public.



All of the above

page number



year of publication



author’s last name



author’s first initials and last name

Personal communication should be included in the references page.



The in-text citation needs to include the author’s initials followed by the last name, the words personal communication, and the date of communication.



Personal communication wouldn’t be cited in the paper.



The in-text citation needs to include author’s last name, the words personal communication, and the month/year of communication.

When writing a parenthetical citation at the end of a sentence, the period goes before the citation.



The year of publication always follows the author’s last name.



Page or paragraph number is placed after the year when citing direct quotes.



If there is no known date of publication, write n.d. after the author’s last name

According to Blanchette (2011, March 6), “every person in America deserves the right to be heard” (p. 5).



According to Blanchette (2011), “every person in America deserves the right to be heard”.



According to Blanchette, “every person in America deserves the right to be heard” (2011, page 5).



According to Blanchette (2011), “every person in America deserves the right to be heard” (p. 5).

Peters defended himself by saying, “I’m not alone in this” (as cited in Wagnar, 2001, p. 152).



Peters defended himself by saying, “I’m not alone in this” (as cited in Wagnar, 152, 2001).



Peters defended himself by saying, “I’m not alone in this” (Wagnar, 2001, p. 152).



Peters defended himself by saying, “I’m not alone in this” (as quoted in Wagnar, p. 152, 2001).

The words “Running head” and short title in all caps need to be justified left.



The words “Running head” need to be justified right and next to the page number.



The words “Running head” need to be on the same line as the page number.



The words “Running head” and short title in all caps need to be in the header of the title page.