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Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. Page margins should be:

A. At least 1 inch (2.54 cm) on all sides
B. At least 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) top and bottom and at least 0.75 right and left.
C. At least 1 inch (2.54) on all sides, unless more space is needed for a table or figure, in which
case the margins may be reduced
D. None of the above
2. A DOI is an assigned number that helps link content to its location on the Internet. DOI stands for:
A. digital order identifier C. domain order identifier
B. digital object identifier D. domain object identifier
3. Where is the running head located?
A. In the bottom left footer C. In the bottom right footer
B. In the top left header D. In the top right header
4. Where are page numbers located?
A. In the bottom left footer C. In the top left header
B. In the bottom right footer D. In the top right header
5. The Procedure in the Method section should be labelled with a level 1 heading (e.g., “Procedure" centered, boldface,
and capitalized).
A. True B. False
6. The typeface and font size should be a:
A. Serif typeface (e.g., Times New Roman) in a legible size (e.g., 12 pt)
B. Small, compressed serif typeface (e.g., Rockwell Condensed, 8 pt)
C. Large sans serif typeface (e.g., Arial, 14 pt)
D. Small sans serif font (e.g., Arial, 8 pt)
7. Choose the correct formatting for a level 2 section heading:
A. Centred, boldface, sentence case text C. Flush left, boldface, title case text
B. Centred, title case text D. Flush left, sentence case text
8. What is the correct line-spacing in the APA format?
A. Single-spaced throughout, including block quotations and references
B. Single spaced throughout, but double-spaced between paragraphs
C. Double-spaced throughout, but block quotations can be single-spaced
D. Double-spaced throughout, including block quotations and references
9. The alignment of text should be:
A. Whatever the author prefers
B. Justified (the words are spread equally across the line so that every line of text ends at the
right margin)
C. Left-aligned with a ragged right edge (the text begins at the left margin and the spacing at the
right margin is uneven)
D. Right-aligned (the text begins at the right margin and the spacing at the left margin is uneven)
10. The first line of every new paragraph should be:
A. Left-aligned and indented one tab space (usually 0.5 inch or 1.27 cm)
B. Left-aligned without any indentation
C. Right-aligned with indentation
D. Right-aligned without any indentation
11. Why should an author use a figure in an academic essay or thesis?
A. To repeat and therefore emphasize information explained within the discussion
B. To provide supplemental information to the discussion i.e., information that isn't critical to the
discussion but that may be of interest to the reader
C. To present information that is more easily understood in a diagram or illustrative drawing than
 via expression in the text
D. To add an illustration to the document
12. When citing one or two authors in-text, never use et al; instead, always provide the author(s)' names.
A. True B. False
13. When providing two or more authors' names in a parenthetical citation, use "and" to join the names,
not the ampersand symbol. For example, (Lastname, Lastname, and Lastname, year, p. X).
A. True B. False
14. Et al. should be used after the first author's last name every time a source with three to five authors is
introduced in the text. For example: "Lastname et al. (year) argued that...".
A. True B. False
15. When mentioning a source with six or more authors in a sentence, in either a parenthetical citation or
in the sentence text, only the first author's name and et al. should be provided: "Lastname et al. (year) argued
that...".
A. True B. False
16. If the cited resource doesn't provide a publication or copyright date, which of the following options is
correct?
A. (Lastname, no date, p. X) C. No citation is necessary.
B. (Lastname, n.d., p. X) D. None of the above
17. If the author's last name and the year of publication are provided in the signal phrase before a
quotation, what information is required in the parenthetical citation? For example: "Lastname (year) noted that,
"quotation text" [what should be here?]".
A. (p. X) or (para. X) C. No citation is necessary
B. (page X) or (paragraph X) D. The URL where the resource was retrieved
18. Select the correct usage of in-text citation in APA style.
A. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech, regardless of the type of
accent (Susan Gass and Evangeline Varonis).
B. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech, regardless of the type of
accent (Gass and Varonis).
C. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech, regardless of the type of
accent (Gass & Varonis, 1984).
D. Experienced listeners are better able to comprehend accented speech, regardless of the type of
accent (Gass and Varonis, 1984).
19. In APA style the list of references should be in:
A. Chronological order by date of publication C. Alphabetical order by title
B. Alphabetical order by first author’s last name D. `No particular order
20. Select the correct usage of in-text citation in APA style.
A. Barks and Watts (2001) provide an excellent outline in interactive classroom activities for
addressing plagiarism in a cross-cultural setting.
B. Debbie Barks and Patricia Watts (2001) provide an excellent outline in interactive classroom
activities for addressing plagiarism in a cross-cultural setting.
C. Debbie Barks and Patricia Watts in their study “Textual borrowing strategies for graduate-
level ESL writers” (2001) provide an excellent outline in interactive classroom activities
for addressing plagiarism in a cross-cultural setting.
D. Barks & Watts provide an excellent outline in interactive classroom activities for addressing
plagiarism in a cross-cultural setting.
21. Senge, P. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art & practice of the learning organization. New York, NY: Doubleday.
The resource is a/an :
A. Ebook B. Chapter in a print book C. Print book D. Chapter in an ebook
22. Royal Roads University. (n.d.). Create a preliminary document plan. Retrieved from
http://library.royalroads.ca/writing-centre/writing-essay-start-here/create- preliminary-document-plan.
This resource is a:
A. Technical or research report B. Blog post C. Web page D. Wiki post
23. Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com
This resource is a(n):
A. Research report B. Online newspaper article C. Web page D. Blog post
24. Hume-Pratch, J. (2014, July 25). How to use the new DOI format in APA Style [Blog post]. Retrieved from
http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2014/07/how-to-use-the-new-doi-format-in-apa-style.html
 This resource is a:
A. Wiki post B. Blog post C. Web page D. Online technical or research report
25. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting &
Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. DOI:10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15
This resource is a(n):
A. Online journal article C. Online newspaper article
B. Research report D. Chapter in edited ebook
26. Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting &
electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the author's name:
A. It is correct.
B. Only the initial should be provided for the first name: Godfrey, D.
C. There should be a comma after the period, but everything else is correct.
D. None of the above
27. Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic
media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI:10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the publication date:
A. It is correct
B. It is missing the month and day of publication
C. It is missing a period after the closing parenthesis, but is otherwise correct.
D. None of the above
28. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4),
pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the article title:
A. It is correct
B. It should be italicized
C. It should be in sentence case (i.e., only the first word and proper nouns capitalized)
D. It should be italicized and in sentence case
29. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4),
pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the journal title:
A. It is correct C. It should be italicized and in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized).
B. It should be italicized. D. It should be in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized).
30. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media,
49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the volume number:
A. It is correct. C. It should be provided in the same parentheses as the issue number.
B. It should not be italicized. D. There should be a period after the volume number.
31. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4),
pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the issue number:
A. It is correct C. No parentheses are necessary
B. It should be italicized D. There should be a period, not a comma, after the closing parenthesis
32. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic
Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the page numbers:
A. They are correct.
B. Provide just the page range (e.g., 544-547); "pp." is not required
C. It is not necessary to note the page range in a reference to a journal article
D. The page numbers should provide all pages cited from within the article (e.g., pp. 544, 555, &
547), not the range of pages where the article is located in the journal.
33. Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic
Media, 49(4), 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Regarding the electronic retrieval information:
A. It is correct.
B. It is incorrect to provide a DOI; the author should have provided the URL to the resource.
C. "DOI" shouldn't be capitalized and there shouldn't be a period after the DOI.
D. It is missing a retrieval date.
34. Per APA 6th Edition, the acceptable length of an abstract is
A. between 150 and 200 words C. between 200 and 250 words
B. between 100 and 120 words D. between 75 and 100 words
35. Within the body of the text, writers may use one or two spaces after a period at the end of a sentence.
A. True B. False
36. Citations are used within the body of your paper to indicate information that has come from another
source. Which information must always be cited within the text?
A. Quotations from a video, blog, website, or journal article
B. Written or media content that you have paraphrased or summarized
C. Personal opinions and ideas written in your own words
D. Quotations, paraphrased and summarized content
37. If the document you are researching includes research from another source, and you include this information in your
paper, how would you cite the source?
A. Use the phrase "indirect source" followed by the secondary source citation.
B. Include the name and title of the original research, but not the secondary source.
C. Do not use quotes or research from indirect or secondary sources.
D. Use the phrase "as cited in..." followed by the secondary source citation.
38. Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence, for
information that has been summarized or paraphrased.
A. ABC Corporation (Jones, 2001) was operating on a significantly reduced budget...
B. After running for office, Peters (2010) indicated his dislike for... (Peters, p. 34).
C. Smith implied the assumptions of the research indicated a problem... (Smith, 2004).
D. Jones (2006) stated the results of the study directly correlate with the challenges...
39. Select the correct format for the title page in APA style.
A. Deconstructing plagiarism C. Deconstructing Plagiarism
B. DECONSTRUCTING PLAGIARISM D. deconstructing plagiarism
40. The Reference section should start on a separate page under the centered heading References, which does not use bold
font. The reference entries should appear in alphabetical order by authors' surname (or by title if works do not list
an author) regardless of the type of source (e.g., book, film, journal article, website).
A. True B. False

II. Arrange the data given below to make a correct citation based on the pattern provided. (2 pts each)
1. Referencing An Article
Author. (Date). Article title. Periodical Title. Volume(Issue), Page range. DOI or URL

A) 43 E) From chick flicks to millennial blockbusters: Spinning female-driven narratives into franchises.
B) York, A. F) (1),
C) 3-25 G) doi:10.1111/j.1540-5931.2010.00728.x
D) (2010). H) Journal of Popular Culture,
Answer: B,D,E,H,A,F,C,G

2. Referencing A Book
Author. (Date). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher.

A) Kitchenability 101: The college student's guide to easy, healthy, and delicious food.
B) (2013). C) Burns, N. D) Kitchenability Press. E) Virginia Beach, VA:
Answer: C,B,A,E,D

3. Referencing A Website
Author/Creator. (Date). Title. Website

A) (2008). C) Biosolids on farmland.

B) Ecological Farmers of Ontario. D) Retrieved from http://efao.ca/biosolids-on-farmland/
Answer: B,A,C,D

4. Referencing An Encyclopedia
 Author, A. (Publication Year). Entry title. In Encyclopedia title, (Vol. XX, pp. XX). City, State of publication:
Publisher.

A) (2010). D) Therapy. G) Jenkins, A.

B) (1st ed., p. 621). E) HarperCollins Publisher.
C) Toronto, ON: F) In Collins Canadian Dictionary
Answer: G,A,D,F,B,C,E

5. Referencing A Newspaper
Author, A. (Year, Month Date of Publication). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. xx-xx.

A) Matys, F. D) (2014, April 10).

B) Bid for higher library fees a mistake: Spears. E) Orillia Today,
C) p. 10.
Answer: A,D,B,E,C