Deck 24: Quotation Marks and Italics

Question 1

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

A) The name of the magazine article is "A Road to Nowhere".
B) The name of the magazine article is 'A Road to Nowhere.'
C) The name of the magazine article is "A Road to Nowhere."
D) The name of the magazine article is ""A Road to Nowhere"."

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses italics correctly?

A) The software program "Twitter" allows users to post status updates, called tweets , to the Internet, informing their friends of their "real-time" activities.
B) The software program Twitter allows users to post status updates, called "tweets," to the Internet, informing their friends of their real-time activities.
C) The software program 'Twitter" allows users to post status updates, called "tweets," to the Internet, informing their friends of their real-time activities.
D) The software program Twitter allows users to post status updates, called tweets , to the Internet, informing their friends of their real-time activities.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses italics correctly?

A)The phrase in loco parentis is a Latin phrase meaning in the place of a parent and refers to the legal responsibility of a school or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent.
B)The phrase in loco parentis is a Latin phrase meaning " in the place of a parent " and refers to the legal responsibility of a school or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent.
C)The phrase in loco parentis is a Latin phrase meaning "in the place of a parent" and refers to the legal responsibility of a school or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent .
D)The phrase in loco parentis is a Latin phrase meaning "in the place of a parent" and refers to the legal responsibility of a school or organization to take on some of the responsibilities of a parent.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The following statements about technical terms are correct except

A) Use italics to introduce a technical term for the first time.
B) Technical terms should be enclosed in commas.
C) After indicating a technical term for the first time, treat it as any other word.
D) If a technical term is being used within an organization or a field of study where it is common, treat it as any other word in a piece of writing.

Question 5

To punctuate the titles of larger works including books and movies

A) use double quotation marks.
B) use single quotation marks.
C) use italics.
D) use commas to set them apart from the sentence.

Question 6

To punctuate titles,

A) use quotation marks to enclose the titles of smaller works, such as the titles of songs.
B) use single quotation marks for titles of smaller works, such as the titles of chapters from books and articles from magazines.
C) use quotation marks to enclose the titles of major works, such as the titles of books and movies.
D) all of the above

Question 7

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

A)My sister asked, "What did you mean when you said I could change my life if I only read more"?
B)My sister asked, "What did you mean when you said I could change my life if I only read more?"
C)My sister asked, 'What did you mean when you said I could change my life if I only read more?'
D)My sister asked, "What did you mean when you said I could change my life if I only read more"?"

Question 8

Quotation marks can be used

A) to show that a word is being referred to as the word itself.
B) to indicate that a word is jargon, slang, or a coined term.
C) to show that a word is used in an ironic or sarcastic sense.
D) all of the above

Question 9

Words that are borrowed from a foreign language

A) are placed in italics.
B) are indicated by single quotation marks.
C) are indicated by double quotation marks.
D) are set off by commas.

Question 10

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses both quotation marks and italics correctly?

A) There are many Latin phrases used today, one of which is opus dei meaning "the work of god," which was used in Dan Brown's mystery thriller, The Da Vinci Code.
B) There are many Latin phrases used today, one of which is " opus dei " meaning "the work of god," which was used in Dan Brown's mystery thriller, "The Da Vinci Code."
C) There are many Latin phrases used today, one of which is opus dei meaning "the work of god," which was used in Dan Brown's mystery thriller, The Da Vinci Code.
D) There are many Latin phrases used today, one of which is "opus dei" meaning the work of god , which was used in Dan Brown's mystery thriller, "The Da Vinci Code".

Question 11

If an exclamation point or a question mark is part of the quotation

A) place it outside the quotation marks.
B) place it outside the quotation marks unless it doesn't sound right.
C) place it inside the quotation marks.
D) none of the above

Question 12

Use italics or quotation marks

A) to show that a word, letter, or number is being referred to as itself.
B) to indicate a definition that follows a word.
C) to indicate questions.
D) both a and b

Question 13

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

A) We studied Langston Hughes' poem Let America be America Again; it has a powerful message.
B) We studied "Langston Hughes' poem, Let America be America Again,"; it has a powerful message.
C) We studied Langston Hughes' poem "Let America be America Again;" it has a powerful message.
D) We studied Langston Hughes' poem "Let America be America Again"; it has a powerful message.

Question 14

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

A) The abbreviation "G4" means "fourth generation," which stands for the 4th version of wireless communication that can carry more information at a faster rate than the previous generation.
B) The abbreviation "G4" means "fourth generation", which stands for the 4th version of wireless communication that can carry more information at a faster rate than the previous generation.
C) The abbreviation G4 means "fourth generation," which stands for the 4th version of wireless communication that can carry more information at a faster rate than the previous generation.
D) The abbreviation G4 means "fourth generation", which stands for the 4th version of wireless communication that can carry more information at a faster rate than the previous generation.

Question 15

Use quotation marks to enclose the title of a

A) speech or song.
B) short story or magazine article.
C) television episode or encyclopedia article.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Italics are used to indicate titles of

A) newspapers and magazines.
B) plays and films.
C) television programs and software programs.
D) all of the above

Question 17

All of the following punctuation rules are correct except

A) When quoted words end in a period or comma, always place that punctuation inside  the quotation marks.
B) When quoted words end in a period or comma, always place that punctuation outside  the quotation marks.
C) When a quotation is followed by a semicolon or colon, always place that punctuation  outside the quotation marks.
D) If an exclamation point is part of a quotation, place the punctuation inside the quotation mark.

Question 18

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses both quotation marks and italics correctly?

A) The word magi means wise men and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, "The Gift of the Magi."
B) The word magi means " wise men " and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, "The Gift of the Magi."
C) The word magi means wise men and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, The Gift of the Magi.
D) The word magi means "wise men" and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, "The Gift of the Magi."

Question 19

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

A) Lamont asked me, Do you want a cat or a ring? What could I answer except, "Yes"?
B) Lamont asked me, "Do you want a cat or a ring? What could I answer except, Yes?"
C) Lamont asked me, "Do you want a cat or a ring?" What could I answer except, "Yes"?
D) Lamont asked me, "Do you want a cat or a ring?" What could I answer except, "Yes?".

Question 20

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses italics correctly?

A)The "New Yorker" is a magazine of national prominence , which reviews books, music, theatre, and movies.
B) The New Yorker is a magazine of national prominence, which reviews books, music, theatre, and movies.
C) The New Yorker is a magazine of national prominence, which reviews books, music, theatre, and movies.
D) The New Yorker is a magazine of national prominence, which reviews books, music, theatre, and movies.