Deck 16: Referencing Styles

Question 1

The OWL site developed by Purdue University provides general guidelines for using both APA & MLA style references.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

You are preparing a report on professional ethics in which you quote the author of a current issue of Journal of Business Ethics.If you are using APA style,the citation for the direct quote in the text includes

A)author's name and page number
B)author's name and date
C)author's name, date, and page number
D)article title, date, and page number

Answer 2

C

Question 3

When using APA style,the References page at the end of the document contains

A)an alphabetized list of the sources quoted and paraphrased in the text.
B)a numbered list of the sources quoted and paraphrased in the text.
C)an alphabetized list of all sources read in preparing the report, including those not quoted or paraphrased in the text.
D)an alphabetized list of only those sources not quoted or paraphrased in the text.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Both the APA and MLA style guides provide general rules for referencing and give examples of citation formats for various types of source materials.

Question 5

A reference list at the end of the paper that includes sources that provided information but did not result in citations is called

A)References
B)Works Cited
C)Bibliography
D)Resources

Question 6

Which of the following is FALSE concerning the Purdue OWL site?

A)The site contains examples for citing references in APA style only.
B)The site contains examples for citing printed sources.
C)The site contains examples for citing electronic sources.
D)All of the above are true.

Question 7

When in doubt on the format for a reference you have cited,good advice is to provide more information rather than less.

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT provide assistance when using APA referencing?

A)Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
B)MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
C)OWL website developed by Purdue
D)All of the above provide assistance.

Question 9

In some reference styles,it is permissible to include subheadings that denote the types of publications documented,such as books,articles,websites,etc.

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT provide assistance when using MLA referencing?

A)MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
B)MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
C)OWL website developed by Purdue University
D)Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Question 11

Why can citing electronic sources be challenging? What is the best advice for citing electronic sources when you are unsure about the required format?

Question 12

When using APA style and you want to acknowledge that you have consulted resources that did not result in citations in the paper,include those sources in the list of references and refer to the list as Bibliography.

Question 13

In APA style,a citation in the text includes only the author's last name and the page number for the quoted or paraphrased material.

Question 14

In APA style,the reference list is typed in alphabetic order by last names with only initials used for first names.

Question 15

In APA style,the complete list of references at the end of the paper is referred to as the Works Cited.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT included in a reference to an electronic source?

A)Author
B)Date you retrieved or accessed the article
C)Date of publication
D)All of the above are included

Question 17

Both MLA and APA styles support the use of in-text citations.

Question 18

Some word processing programs assist in the creation of reference pages.

Question 19

What is the difference between a citation and a reference? Why are both important to proper documentation in a report?

Question 20

A number of widely used reference styles are available for documenting the sources of information used in report writing.Identify two widely used reference styles and tell where one can obtain information on how to use them correctly.