Citing Sources APA - Practice Questions 2 - Quiz, Flashcards & Trivia

1. When citing an article found online or through a database, if available what information do you include at the end of the APA citation?

The word "Web"

DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

Article URL

Nothing

In APA style, citations for articles found online through a database or search engine should include the article's DOI if available. If a DOI is not available, you include the URL for the homepage of the magazine or journal.

Explanation

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2. Which website citation is correct for APA style? (Although it should be, the website title is not in italics.)

Smithsonian Latino Center. Day of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos. Retrieved from http://latino.si.edu/dayofthedead

Smithsonian Latino Center. Day of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos. Smithsonian Institution, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2011.

Smithsonian Latino Center. (n.d.). Day of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos.

Smithsonian Latino Center. (n.d.). Day of the Dead: Dia de los Muertos. Retrieved from http://latino.si.edu/dayofthedead

Choice A: There is no date of publication listed.
Choice B: This is the MLA citation for a web page.
Choice C: There is no URL for the web page at the end of the citation.

Explanation

Choice A: There is no date of publication listed.
Choice B: This is the MLA citation for a web page.
Choice C: There is no URL for the web page at the end of the citation.

3. Which of the following is the accurate book citation in APA style? (Although it should be, the title of the book is not in italics.)

Foer, Joshua. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. New York: Penguin, 2011. Print.

Foer, J. Moonwalking with Einstein: The art and science of remembering everything. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 2011.

Foer, J. (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The art and science of remembering everything. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

Foer, J. (2011). Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

Choice A: This is a MLA citation for a book.
Choice B: The publication year is at the end of the citation.
Choice D: The title is incorrectly capitalized.

Explanation

Choice A: This is a MLA citation for a book.
Choice B: The publication year is at the end of the citation.
Choice D: The title is incorrectly capitalized.

4. Put the following parts of this citation in the correct order for APA style. k (Although it should be, the title is not in italics.)

New York, NY:

Viking Press.

(2011).

Moby duck: The story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea, and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools--including the author--who went in search for them.

Hohn, D.

Hohn, D. (2011). Moby duck: The story of 28,800 bath toys lost at sea, and of the beachcombers, oceanographers, environmentalists, and fools--including the author--who went in search for them. New York, NY: Viking Press.

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5. Put the following parts of this database article citation in the correct order. (Although they should be, the magazine title and volume number are not in italics.)

20-21.