Formatting
True or False
MLA vs. APA
Spot the Error
Potpourri
100
What is hanging indentation, and when and where is it used?
For each entry on the References page, every line but the first line of each entry is indented ½”.
100
Titles of longer works (books, journals, newspapers, movies) appear in quotes.
False. Longer works are italicized.
100
Which documentation style is generally used for writing in the Humanities?
MLA
100
According to Beauregard (1998), "Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when they had generally been taught to use MLA" (199).
The page number in parentheses should include “p.” to look like this: (p. 199).
100
What is the name of the owner of Downton Abbey?
Lord Crowley
200
What appears in the header of an APA title page?
RUNNING HEAD: Title of the Paper (flush left) page # (flush right
200
The References page is alphabetized.
True
200
Which citation style always includes the year of publication, both for in-text citations and on the References page?
APA
200
“Students often had difficulty using APA style, especially when they had never used it before. This difficulty could be attributed to various factors such as students’ failure to purchase a style manual, consult the Writing Center, or ask their teacher for help” (p. 199).
A block quote (more than 40 words) uses no quotations and punctuation comes before the parenthetical citation: Jones’ study found the following: Students often had difficulty using APA style . . . or ask their teacher for help. (p. 199) Jones’s (1998) study found the following:
200
What is Dr. Who's blue box called?
The Tardis
300
APA recommends this specific font and type size for all papers in this format.
Times New Roman, 12 point font
300
Titles of shorter works (articles, essays, webpages) appear in quotes on the References page.
False. Titles of shorter works do not use italics, underlining, or quotation marks.
300
This comes after cited material and normally includes at least a page number and on some occasions the author’s last name.
Parenthetical citation
300
Wilens, T. E., & Joshua Biederman. (2006). Alcohol, drugs, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A model for the study of addictions in youth. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 20, 580-588. doi:10.1177/0269881105058776
The second author’s name should also be formatted with the last name first, first initial: Wilens, T.E., & Biederman, J. (2006). Journal title should be italicized!
300
What is the name of the actor who plays Sherlock Holmes in the BBC adaptation of Sherlock?
Benedict Cumberbatch
400
What are the four sections of an APA paper?
Title page, abstract, body, references page.
400
In APA, all major words in the title of a journal are capitalized.
True
400
MLA documentation does this when quoting more than 4 lines of prose or 3 lines of poetry, and APA does this when quoting 40 or more words.
Set the quotation in block format, i.e. double indented with no quotation marks, and the parenthetical citation after the closing punctuation.
400
Williams, J. (2008). The victims of crime. Sociology Review, (17)4, 30-32. Retrieved from http://www.philipallan.co.uk/sociologyreview/index.htm
This journal article includes both a volume number and an issue number. The issue, never the volume number, appears in parenthesis. Also, Title and Issue/Volume should be in italics.
400
The name of the bald dude who eats oranges on the first episode of "Lost"
Who is John Locke?
500
Besides the header, what three pieces of information does the title page include in APA?
1-2 line title, centered and capitalized Author’s name (first, middle initial, last) Institutional affiliation of the author
500
You use parenthetical citations for direct quotations, paraphrases, and summariesto ensure that you have avoided plagiarism.
TRUE!
500
BONUS QUESTION: Using the information below, create the References entry: Title: “Stop the Energy Insanity” pg. 322-25 Author: Mortimer B. Zuckerman Editors: Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen Title: Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum Published in New York City, 11th edition by Pearson Longman in 2011
Zuckerman, M. B. (2011). Stop the energy insanity. In L. Behrens and L.J. Rosen (Eds.), Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum (pp. 322-325). New York: Pearson Longman.
500
Bower, B. (2008, Feb. 9). “Dawn of the city: Excavations prompt a revolution in thinking about the earliest cities.” Science News, 173(6), 90-92. Retrieved from http://www.sciencenewspagazine.org/
The title of the article does not appear in quotes: Bower, B. (2008, February 9). Dawn of the city: Excavations prompt a revolution in thinking about the cities. Science News, [etc.] (Science News should be italicized!)
500
Ari's favorite channel that she's not allowed to watch on her husband's fancy big tv.
What is Bravo?
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