In-Text Citations
Formatting
Works Cited
Objective Facts 2
Spot the Error
100

What should be included in every parenthetical citation, as distinct from MLA, which does not require this, and where it should appear.

What is a year of publication and immediately following the authors' names?

100

What should appear on the first page of an APA paper.

What is a Title Page?

100

In APA, a Works Cited is called this.

What is a References Page?

100

These are the names of three (out of four) members of The Beatles (any three).

Who are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison or Ringo Starr?

100

Toulhoat found that "a simple linear relationship
exists between the appropriate optimal descriptor of operando catalyst’s surfaces and the heat of the catalyzed reaction" (p. 353).

What is the absence of a year of publication following the author's name?

200
What is required if you're quoting a specific passage, but is not if you're referring to the entirety of an article.

What is a page number?

200

The four sections of an APA paper, each of which should begin on its own page.

What are the Title Page, Abstract, Main Body and References?

200

The words that should be capitalized in an article's title.

What are the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns?

200

He directed Jurassic Park.

Who is Steven Spielberg?

200

Shaikh, R. R., Khan, R. A., and Alsalme, A. (2018). Highly product-selective and scalable rare-earth metal-catalyzed meinwald rearrangement of epoxy oleochemicals under solvent-free conditions. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (Seoul, Korea), 64, 446-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2018.03.041

What is the use of the word "and" in place of an ampersand?

300

What should appear before each page number in a parenthetical citation.

What is "p."?

300

No longer required in student papers, this element is still fun to include.

What is a Running Header?

300
What should appear between two authors' names, or before the final author's name in a list of three or more.

What is an ampersand (&)?

300

The best-selling female musical artist of all time.

Who is Madonna?

300

Hill, Rosemary L. (2011). Is emo metal? gendered boundaries and new horizons in the metal community. Journal for Cultural Research, 15(3), 297-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/14797585.2011.594586

What is the use of a full first name?

400

What should appear before cited page ranges in a parenthetical citation.

What is "pp."?

400

The length of text that requires a block quote.

What is 40 words or longer?

400

How authors' first names should be presented.

What is as a single initial and a period?

400

Performer of such hits as "Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "Sexual Healing," he was murdered by his father at the age of 45.

Who is Marvin Gaye?

400

One scholar believes that, "While emo is positioned as mainstream to metal, women will remain marginalised" (Hill 2011 p. 310)

What is the absence of commas between the elements of the in-text citation?

500

What should appear between each of the (potentially three) elements of a parenthetical citation.

What is a comma?

500

The elements, in order, that should appear on a title page.

What is the title, your name, the university, the course, my name and the date?

500

The maximum number of names that should be listed in an entry before substituting an ellipsis before the final name.

What is twenty names?

500

The name of Nirvana's best-selling album, featuring hits like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Come As You Are."

What is Nevermind?

500

Toulhoat, H. (2022). The Optimal Geterogeneous Catalyst For an Acid-Base Reaction. Journal of Catalysis, 413, 353-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2022.06.040

What is the capitalization of the article title?

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