Harvard Referencing Quiz

What is the purpose of referencing in academic work?

• To give credit to the person whose work is being used.

• To avoid plagiarism.

• Both A and B.

• None of the above.

What are the two stages of highlighting other people's work in your own using the Harvard referencing system?

• Quoting and paraphrasing

• None of the above

• Citing and referencing

• Summarizing and analyzing

When using a direct, word-for-word quote from another piece of work, what should you do?

• Italicize it

• Put quotation marks around it

• Underline it

• None of the above

What information should be included in a citation for a direct quote?

• None of the above

• Author's surname, year of publication

• Author's surname, title of the source, page number

• Author's surname, year of publication, page number

How should you organize each source in the reference section of your work?

• By the year of publication

• Alphabetically by the title of the source

• Alphabetically by the author

• None of the above

What information should be included for a book source in the reference section?

• Author, year of publication, title, place of publication, publisher

• Author, title, place of publication, publisher

• Author, year of publication, title, edition, place of publication, publisher

• None of the above

What information should be included for an online journal source in the reference section?

• None of the above

• Author, year of publication, title of the article, title of the journal, volume, issue, page numbers

• Author, year of publication, title of the article, title of the journal, volume, issue, page numbers, URL

• Author, title of the article, title of the journal, volume, issue, page numbers, URL

What information should be included for a web page source in the reference section?

• Author, year of publication, title of the internet site, url

• None of the above

• Author, year of publication, title of the internet site, url, date accessed

• Author, title of the internet site, url

How many pieces of information should a citation include for a direct quote?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Where can students find more information on referencing?

• University of Derby website

• None of the above

• University of Derby library

• University of Derby student services