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ACE’s Writing Center: Formatting Quiz

ACE’s Writing Center: Formatting Quiz. Take this quiz to see what areas are your strengths in formatting and which areas need focus. Welcome to the Formatting Quiz!. For the following, select the correct answer from the multiple choice list that is provided.

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ACE’s Writing Center: Formatting Quiz

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  1. ACE’s Writing Center:Formatting Quiz Take this quiz to see what areas are your strengths in formatting and which areas need focus.

  2. Welcome to the Formatting Quiz! • For the following, select the correct answer from the multiple choice list that is provided. • Keep track of your incorrect answers—at the end of the quiz are links for your continued improvement. • Good luck!

  3. Formatting Quizchoose a question block Click here to end the quiz

  4. Correct! Click here to return to the quiz board

  5. Sorry—Try Again… Click here to return to the question

  6. Basic Formatting for $100 • Which formatting style is used in humanities courses? • APA • CMS (Chicago) • MLA • A formatting style is not assigned to the humanities.

  7. Basic Formatting for $200 • Which formatting style is used in science and social science courses? • APA • CMS (Chicago) • MLA • A formatting style is not assigned to the sciences and social sciences.

  8. Basic Formatting for $300 • Which formatting style is used in history courses? • APA • CMS (Chicago) • MLA • No formatting style is assigned to history courses.

  9. Basic Formatting for $400 • What does “MLA” stand for in formatting? • Modern Linguistics Act • Michigan Law Association • Modern Language Association • Mississippi Language Alternative

  10. Basic Formatting for $500 • What does “APA” stand for in formatting? • Asian Pacific Association • American Psychological Association • Accessibility Professionals Association • American Proofreading Alliance

  11. MLA for $100 • In MLA format, how wide should the margins be on all sides of the document? • 1.25 inches • 1 inch • .75 inches • It is not specified

  12. MLA for $200 • Citations in MLA format appear as in-text, parenthetical citations instead of footnotes. • True • False • It does not matter. • They appear in-text, but also using footnotes.

  13. MLA for $300 • What is the standard font in MLA format? • Calibri • Arial • Verdana • Times New Roman

  14. MLA for $400 • What is the justification in MLA (the flush alignment of the text)? • Left justified • Center justified • Right justified • Full justified

  15. MLA for $500 • Which of the following citations uses MLA format correctly? • Paraphrase. (citation). • “Direct quote” (citation). • Summary. (citation) • “Direct quote.” (citation)

  16. APA for $100 • APA format includes which of the following elements?: • 1 inch margins • Running header • Title page • All of the above

  17. APA for $200 • In the example below (of the information on a title page), what element does NOT belong in basic APA format? Title Subtitle Author Date Class Name • Subtitle • Date • Class Name • All of the elements belong in APA format

  18. APA for $300 • What belongs in the header of an APA document? • Running header and page number • Running header, last name, and page number • Last name and page number • Page number alone

  19. APA for $400 • Does APA format include website URLs in the bibliography? • Always • Never • Sometimes—it depends on the website • Sometimes—it depends on the way in which you use the source

  20. APA for $500 • Does APA format use an abstract in the beginning of the paper? • Always • Never • Sometimes—it depends on the sources being used • Sometimes—it depends on the length of the sources

  21. CMS (Chicago) for $100 • CMS format uses what type of citation method? • In-text citations • Footnotes/endnotes • Just a list of references with no citations • None of the above

  22. CMS (Chicago) for $200 • “CMS” stands for: • Cincinnati Marketing Style • Computer Management Services • Center for Mythological Sources • Chicago Manual of Style

  23. CMS (Chicago) for $300 • Which of the following terms means that the source being cited in a footnote is the same as the previous footnote? • qtd. • Ibid. • et al. • Interalia.

  24. CMS (Chicago) for $400 • In Chicago Style, you only list the footnotes/endnotes and, therefore, do not need a works cited page. • True • False • It depends on the instructor. • It depends on the subject.

  25. CMS (Chicago) for $500 • Which of the following options lists ALL correct CMS elements? • Title page, running header with the title, last name and page number on top right • Title page, last name and page number on top right, 1.25” margins • Title page, 1” margins, Arial font • Title page, Times New Roman font, footnotes/endnotes

  26. Formatting ID for $100 • The following is an example of which type of format? Flynn, Nancy. “Internet Policies.” ePolicy Institute. ePolicy Inst., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. • MLA • APA • CMS (Chicago) • None of the above

  27. Formatting ID for $200 • The following is an example of which type of format? Clark, Donny. “The Household Economy.” Journal of Social History 15, no. 7 (1986): 34-36. http://www.jstor.org/3796962 • MLA • APA • CMS (Chicago) • None of the above

  28. Formatting ID for $300 • The following is an example of which type of format? Critser, G. (2003). Fat Land. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. • MLA • APA • CMS (Chicago) • None of the above

  29. Formatting ID for $400 • The following is an example of which type of format? According to Anderson, “the second study proved to be more effective than the first” (p. 49). • MLA • APA • CMS (Chicago) • None of the above

  30. Formatting ID for $500 • The following is an example of which type of format? A recent survey indicates that “57% of students prefer technology in the classroom” (Irving 29). • MLA • APA • CMS (Chicago) • None of the above

  31. Formatting FAQ for $100 • Does CMS (Chicago) format include an abstract? • Yes • No

  32. Formatting FAQ for $200 • Does MLA format contain a running header (the title of the paper in the header of each page)? • Yes • No

  33. Formatting FAQ for $300 • In APA format, do you include a title page? • Yes • No

  34. Formatting FAQ for $400 • In MLA format, are block quotes double spaced like the rest of the text? • Yes • No

  35. Formatting FAQ for $500 • In CMS (Chicago) format, do the endnotes use normal indentation, with just the bibliography using a hanging indent? • Yes • No

  36. Results • Count your errors; click on the area in which you made the most mistakes? • Basic Formatting • MLA • APA • CMS (Chicago) • Formatting ID • Formatting FAQ

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