Citing Sources: Library Skills! Trivia Questions Quiz
Citing Sources
- 1.Jo Marchant wrote a book called "Decoding the heavens." It was published in 2009 by Da Capo Press. If you cited this book, what would you list first?
- A.
Marchant's name
- B.
Answer option 2
- C.
Answer option 3
- D.
Answer option 4
- 2.When should you use the abbreviation "et al.?"
- A.
Only when a book has several authors
- B.
Only when a book has no listed author
- C.
Only when a source appears in a magazine or journal
- D.
Only when a source has no listed publisher
- 3.Select the publisher in the following citation: Kluth, Fred._Cars of 1998_Miami: The Auto Press, 1999.
- A.
Fred Kluth
- B.
The Auto Press
- C.
Miami
- D.
Cars of 1998
- 4.Liz Allen and John Chambers wrote a book together. How will their names appear in a bibliography?
- A.
Liz Allen and John Chambers
- B.
Allen, Liz and Chambers, John
- C.
Allen, Liz and John Chambers
- D.
Liz Allen and Chambers, John
- 5.How do the second and third lines of a bibliographical citation differ from the first line?
- A.
The first line is indented; the following lines are not
- B.
The first line is not indented; the following lines are
- C.
The first line is underlined; the following are not
- D.
The first line is not underlined: the following lines are
- 6.If one of your sources has no author listed, what should you do?
- A.
Just list the title and all other information
- B.
Leave that source out of your bibliography
- C.
Invent a name for the author of the source
- D.
Call the publisher and find out who wrote the source
- 7.Which of t he following must always be included in a citation for a print magazine article?
- A.
The names of the artists or photographers who contributed images to the article
- B.
The date on which you read the magazine article
- C.
The magazine''s circulation (number of copies produced)
- D.
The page number(s) that the article appeared on
- 8.What MUST be included in an Internet citation?
- A.
The name of your Internet Service Provider
- B.
The date you read the page
- C.
The e-mail address of the author
- D.
The location of the computer from which you accessed the page
- 9.How must a bibliography be ordered?
- A.
By date of publication, from most recent to oldest
- B.
By date of publication, from oldest to most recent
- C.
Alphabetically, by authors last name
- D.
Alphabetically, by title
- 10.If you're citing an encyclopedia article, where should the name of the encyclopedia appear?
- A.
At the very beginning of the citation
- B.
After the author's name, and before the title of the article
- C.
After the title of the article, and before information about the publisher
- D.
At the very end of the citation
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