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APA Formatting
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1Where is the page number located in APA?
- ATop left, in the header
- BTop right, in the header
- CBottom Center, in the footer
- DBottom right, in the footer
2APA style traditionally requires a title page.
- ATrue
- BFalse
3What is included in the title page heading?
- AStudent Last Name and page number
- BRunning head: SHORTENED TITLE
- CRunning head: SHORTENED TITLE and page number
- DRunning head: SHORTENED TITLE and Student Last Name
4What else is included on the title page?
- AStudent Name, Title, Date
- BStudent Name, Title, Professor Name
- CTitle, Student Name, Class
- DTitle, Student Name, Institution Name
5What is the preferred spacing and font for an APA paper?
- ADouble-spaced, Times New Roman, 10-point font
- BDouble-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font
- CSingle-spaced, Times New Roman, 10-point font
- DSingle-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font
6What does the "Running head" look like after the title page in APA?
- ARunning head: SHORTENED TITLE and Last Name
- BRunning head: SHORTENED TITLE
- CSHORTENED TITLE and Last Name
- DSHORTENED TITLE only
7What is an abstract?
- AA brief introduction to the contents of the paper
- BA brief background of previous research on the paper's topic
- CA brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the paper
- DA brief honor statement of academic integrity, signed by the student
8Colloquial expressions are acceptable for use in APA.
- ATrue
- BFalse
9When do you format block quotations?
- AWhen they are 40 words or longer
- BWhen they are 50 words or longer
- CWhen they are 5 lines or longer
- DWhen they run onto the next page
10What source information in-text needs to be included with direct quotations
- AAuthor's last name and page number
- BAuthor’s last name, year, and page number
- CYear and page number
- DTitle, author's last name, and page number
11How do you cite summaries of works by 6 or more authors?
- A(Good, Smith, Rogers, Lee, Atkins, et al., 2001)
- B(Good, Smith, Rogers, et al., 2001)
- C(Good et al., 2001)
- D(Good & Co., 2001)
12Which of the following is the proper format for an in-text citation? (More than one may be correct)
- AWilson (2007) states, “[B]lue is my favorite color” (p. 536).
- B…but “blue is my favorite color" (Wilson, 2007, p. 536).
- CWilson (p. 536) says that "blue is my favorite color" (2007).
- DWilson (2007) writes, "blue is my favorite color." (p. 536)
- EAll of these are correct
- FNone of these are correct
13What is the name of the source list at the end of an APA paper?
- AWorks Cited
- BBibliography
- CReferences
- DSources
14Which citation for a journal article is correct?
- ARogers, B. (2007). Science: an annotated history. *American Journal for Science*, 41, 1234-1256. doi:10.1111/00000123456789012
- BRogers, Brian (2007). "Science: an annotated history." *American Journal for Science*, 41, 1234-1256. DOI: 10.1111/00000123456789012
- CB. Rogers (2007). Science: An Annotated History. *American Journal For Science*. 41, 1234-1256. doi:10.1111/00000123456789012
- DRogers, B. (2007). "Science: an annotated history. *American Journal For Science*. 41, 1234-1256. DOI: 10.1111/00000123456789012
15How is the Reference list organized?
- ABy year
- BAlphabetically by Title of work
- CBy length of entry
- DAlphabetically by Author’s last name
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- Training UWC Quiz on APA Formatting, created by Mercy Jacobs on 21/06/2017.
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