Citation Quiz

The opening line of the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville is, “Call me Ishmael” (Ishmael 1).

• The citation is correct.

• The citation is wrong.

• I have no idea.

• PASS

In “What’s Love?” John Smith claims that, “love is the biggest obsession in history.” (12).

• The citation is wrong.

• I have no idea.

• I'm guessing

• The citation is correct.

What goes between the author’s name and page number in a parenthetical citation?

• a comma

• nothing

• a colon

• a period

Where does the period go when you're writing a quote?

• Inside the citation.

• Trick question: there is no punctuation!

• After the citation.

• Inside the quote.

Why do you need to cite your sources?

• So the reader can know where you got the information

• So my work is not plagiarized

• So the reader can look for their own if they want more info

• Because my teacher told me so

True or False

"When using a quote, I must first introduce the quote."

• False

• True

Which of the following citations is correct?

• (author's last name, page number)

• (author's first name page number)

• (the title of the book page number)

• (author's last name page number)

True or False

"If I mention the author's name before I write the quote, I have to put the author's name inside the parenthesis."

• True

• False

True or False

"It is okay not to cite my source if I don't know the author's name."

• False

• True

"Citations are the _______ where the resources reside" -Sarah Kelley-Mudie