In-text
In the Chicago author-date style, the in-text citation is placed here.
Options: In a footnote, At the end of the sentence before the period, At the end of the sentence after the period, In the end notes.
At the end of the sentence before the period.
How should multiple works by the same author in the same year be distinguished in the reference list?
By listing them alphabetically by title
If an electronic source has a DOI, which of the following need to be included:
Access date
Browser used
DOI
URL
Just the DOI and access date.
What does CMOS stand for?
Chicago Manual of Style
You have multiple books written by the same author in the same year. In your in-text citations, how do you distinguish between them?
By adding a letter after the year, such as 2025a and 2025b.
Which of the following is a correct in-text citation in Chicago author-date style?
Options:
Nyikos (2025); [Nyikos, 2025]; (Nyikos, 2025); (Nyikos 2025)
(Nyikos 2025)
In the reference list, how are entries ordered in Chicago author-date style?
Alphabetically by author's last name
In-text (not in the references), which of the following must you cite from an edited book?
The book editor's name
The chapter author's name
The chapter author's name and chapter title
The chapter author's name, the chapter title, and the book editor's name
The chapter author's name
Which edition of the CMOS are we in?
The 18th
What does the C in CMOS stand for?
Chicago
What punctuation separates the author and year in an in-text citation?
Nothing at all.
Which of the following is the correct format for a book citation in the reference list?
Dani Nyikos. The Book I Never Wrote. New York: Random House, 2025.
Nyikos, Dani. 2025. The Book I Never Wrote. New York: Random House.
Nyikos, Dani. The Book I Never Wrote. New York: Random House, 2025.
Nyikos, Dani. 2025. The Book I Never Wrote. New York: Random House.
How do you cite a website with no author in Chicago author-date style?
Use the organization as the author.
Why is it it called the Chicago manual of style?
Because it's published by the University of Chicago Press
Help! My dog wrote a dissertation, but she only has one name! How should I cite her?
By her single name only, and alphabetize by her one name. (She is mononymous!)
Directly after the author's name, in parentheses.
How are multiple authors listed in an in-text citation in Chicago author-date style?
The first listed author's full name followed by 'et al.'
How do I cite a source with no publication date listed?
n.d.
What year was the first CMOS manual published?
Everyone knows we live on Planet Earth. I don't have to cite that... right?
Right. You don't have to cite common knowledge.
Is it okay to cite several texts in a general way, and how would I cite them, for example:
Many studies have found a link between camping the spawn and extraordinarily low IQ.
How should a journal article be cited in the reference list?
Author. "Title." Journal, Year, Volume (Issue). Pages.
Author. "Title." Journal, Volume (Issue): Pages.
Author. Year. Title. Journal Volume: Issues. Pages.
Author. Year. "Title." Journal Volume (Issue): pages.
Author. Year. "Title." Journal Volume (Issue): pages.
What is the correct format for citing a thesis or dissertation?
Author. Year. Title. Type of thesis, Institution.
What is the name of the person who has, for decades, published a condensed and streamlined version of the CMOS, which is known by her last name?
Kate Turabian (Turabian style)
How do you spell your instructor's last name?
Nyikos