Harvard Referencing Quiz

What is the purpose of a reference list?

• To include images of the sources

• To provide detailed information about all the sources cited in the text

• To make more work for the student

How should the entries in a reference list be arranged?

• In any order

• From oldest to newest

• Alphabetically by the last name of the first author

What is the difference between a reference and a citation? (Two correct answers)

• References contain all the information. Citations only contain some information.

• Citations contain all the information. References only contain some information.

• Citations go in the text. References go at the end.

• References go in the text. Citations go at the end.

True or false: Books, journal articles and websites should all be referenced differently

• True

• false

Which referencing style must you use in Direct Entry?

• APA

• MLA

• Harvard

• Yale

How should the author's name be formatted in a reference list entry for a journal article?

• Last name, First initial.

• First name, Last name

• First initial, Last name

• Last name, First name

Which of the following are correct citations?

• "Dogs are awesome" (Smith 2023, p.1).

• According to Smith (2023, p.1), dogs are highly beneficial.

• Smith (2023, p.1) demonstrates the benefits of dogs.

• All of the above

• None of the above

Evaluate your referencing skills.

• I don't understand referencing at all.

• I am beginning to understand referencing, but I need to keep practising.

• I completely understand referencing.