Philosophy, Language, Literature, Music, Art, some History
100
What does APA stand for?
American Psychological Association
100
Who is the author of the short story involving Thelma, an overweight woman with a trouble-making tongue?
Jackie Kay
100
Name the five important pieces of information that should be included in the intro of a film analysis.
title, director, genre, release year/date, major performers
100
You must cite anything you borrow from a source with the only exception being ______
common knowledge
200
Name five ways in which you might use sources to inform and support your MLA essay
Provide background/context, explain terms/concepts, support claims, lend authority, and anticipate counterclaims
200
In APA, use numerals for all but the numbers ____ through _______
One through nine
200
In Vonnegut's "2BR02B," a distraught father of three named _________ kills himself, Dr. Hitz and Leora Duncan for sake of his children's lives.
Mr. Edward Wheling
200
Who is the director of "Pulp Fiction"?
Quentin Tarantino
200
What are brackets and when do you use them?
[ ] Brackets are used to insert the author's own words, often to insert words for grammatical accuracy.
300
Briefly explain the two reasons why you should always cite quotations and borrowed ideas
To tell readers where your information comes from (so they can access its reliability) and to give credit to writers from whom you have borrowed words and ideas
300
Name four disciplines that use APA formatting.
Nursing, psychology, business, sociology
300
Sebastian runs away from home because of his "deformity" best described by this short story's title.
Sagittarius
300
Name three film techniques that may be used when analyzing a film
Briefly describe the two ways in which common knowledge is classified.
Information your readers could easily find in any number of general sources or a piece of information that everyone (nationwide/globally) knows.
400
What is plagiarism?
Borrowing/using/directly quoting information from another source without giving due credit through citation.
400
When introducing a source in the essay, you should first use a __________ before stating the author's name or source title, followed by the __________ in parenthesis.
signal phrase and date of publication
400
As an old man, the narrator of this short story reminisces on the day he met the Devil. Who is the author?
Stephen King
400
What is a "McGuffin"?
An object/scene/character that remains unexplained to prompt audience theories
400
What is an ellipsis and when do you use it?
... An ellipsis signals that there are parts of a direct quote missing
500
Put the following information from a print/basic book source into MLA works cited entry
Henry Edwards
Music of the Heart
Boston
Penguin
2005
Print
.
Edwards, Henry. Music of the Heart (italics). Boston: Penguin, 2005. Print.
500
Put the following article from a database information into an APA References entry.
Emily Moran
2011
Children's Minds and Hearts
Journal of Children's Psychology
volume 32
pages 16-24
no doi
Moran, E. (2011). Children's Minds and Hearts. Journal of Children's Psychology (italics), 32(italics), 16-24.
500
Tanazaki Junichiro's male protagonist tattoos the image of a what on a young girl he believes to be the inspiration of his life's work?
Black widow spider
500
One of, if not the most important piece of information to with-hold in a film review/analysis is _______