Deck 18: Documentation of Report Sources

Question 1

The purpose of a superscript in text is to let the reader know ___________

A) to read the marked line more carefully.
B) how many sources the author consulted.
C) that the report is scholarly.
D) to look for source information either in a footnote or an endnote.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Footnotes and endnotes are identical; the only difference between the two is their placement.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Always use APA style for documentation in your reports,even if your employer or client normally uses a different form.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The MLA style is used widely in the humanities,especially in the study of language and literature.

Question 5

To document report sources in a test using APA style,insert the author's surname and the date of publication at the end of a statement.

Question 6

In the APA style,titles of articles are put in quotation marks and all important words are capitalized.

Question 7

With Chicago's humanities style,you use ___________

A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page number system.
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.

Question 8

The humanities system relies on superscript numbers to let readers know how to look for a footnote or endnote.

Question 9

In the humanities system,bibliographic citations are given in either footnotes or endnotes.

Question 10

According to the Chicago style for bibliographies,entries without an author name are listed first.

Question 11

If you use the MLA style,your in-text citations include the author's last name and a page reference within parentheses.

Question 12

The Chicago style is often used in the publishing industry.

Question 13

The Chicago style refers to the documentation style used by companies in the Chicago area.

Question 14

The APA style is popular in the physical,natural,and social sciences.

Question 15

In reference lists prepared following APA style,the date of publication comes immediately after the author's name.

Question 16

The humanities system may or may not be accompanied by a bibliography because the notes give all the necessary bibliographic information.

Question 17

The American Psychological Association style uses the author-date system.

Question 18

With the MLA approach,you hold off compiling the Works Cited list until the rest of your report is completed.

Question 19

Content notes are used to document quotations and paraphrased passages.

Question 20

The APA style recommends listing as references only those works actually cited in the text.

Question 21

In the List of Works Cited following the MLA style ___________

A) the date comes immediately after the author's name.
B) electronic sources are not included.
C) the titles of books and periodicals are put in quotation marks.
D) all the main words are capitalized in the titles of books and articles.

Question 22

With the MLA style,you use ___________

A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page number system.
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT true about MLA in-text citations?

A) The date comes immediately after the author's name.
B) With the author's name, readers can find complete publication information in the Works Cited.
C) If the author's name is mentioned in the text reference, the name can be omitted from the citation.
D) Insert the author's last name and a page reference inside parentheses.

Question 24

With the Chicago style,the Bibliography ___________

A) lists only those works actually cited in the text.
B) lists works in the order in which they were cited in the text.
C) can include annotations.
D) all of the above.

Question 25

When preparing the list of references following the APA style ___________

A) include all the works you consulted, even if you didn't actually cite them anywhere in the text.
B) include full information on any personal communications or interviews you conducted in your research.
C) use the title "References."
D) do all of the above.

Question 26

Entries for the Bibliography for a report following the Chicago style ___________

A) use quotation marks around the titles of articles from newspapers and journals.
B) alphabetize magazine articles by the name of the magazine if no author is cited.
C) capitalize only the first words of titles of books and articles.
D) use only the name of the principal author, followed by "et al." to represent any other authors.

Question 27

In MLA,APA and Chicago style of bibliographies _____________________

A) use the author-page reference.
B) format entries as hanging indents.
C) entitle the page "References."
D) list author name first and title information second.

Question 28

A content note ___________

A) offers additional information or provides a cross-reference.
B) documents direct quotes.
C) documents paraphrased passages.
D) documents visual aids.

Question 29

When citing journal articles using the APA style ___________

A) use quotation marks around the title.
B) capitalize only the first word of the title, any proper nouns, and the first word to follow an internal colon.
C) you do not need to include the volume number.
D) include only the first page of the article.

Question 30

With the APA style,you use ___________

A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page number system.
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.