APA Format Quiz

Question 1: What is the correct format for an in-text citation of a direct quote in APA style?

• (Author's First Name, Year, p. Page Number)

• (Year, Author's Last Name, p. Page Number)

• (Author's Last Name, Year, p. Page Number)

• (Author's Last Name, Title of the Book, Year)

Question 2: When citing a source with multiple authors in an in-text citation, how should the names be listed?

• List the names in any order, separated by hyphens.

• List the names in reverse alphabetical order, separated by semicolons.

• Only list the first author's name and use et al.

• List the names in the order they appear in the source, separated by commas and an ampersand before the last author's name.

Question 3: In APA format, how should the title of an article be formatted in the reference page?

• In all lowercase letters

• In title case, with all major words capitalized

• In sentence case, with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized

• In all uppercase letters

Question 4: What information should be included in an APA format reference for a book?

• Author's initials, publication year, book title, publisher, website

• Author's first name, publication year, book title, publisher, ISBN

• Author's full name, publication date, book name, city of publication, page numbers

• Author's last name, author's initials, publication year, book title, publisher, DOI or URL

Question 5: How should the publication date be formatted in an APA format reference for a journal article?

• (Year, Month Day)

• (Day, Month Year)

• (Year, Day Month)

• (Month Day, Year)

Question 6: When citing a source with three or more authors in an in-text citation, how should the names be listed?

• List the first author's name followed by 'et al.'

• List all the authors' names

• List the authors' names in reverse order

• Use only the first author's name

Question 7: In APA format, how should the title of a book be formatted in the reference page?

• Underlined

• In all capital letters

• Bolded

• Italicized

Question 8: What information should be included in an APA format reference for a website?

• Author's full name, publication date, title of the webpage, website name, URL, and the date accessed

• Author's first name, last initial, publication date, title of the webpage, website name, URL, and the date accessed

• Author's last name, first initial, publication date, title of the webpage, website name, URL, and the date accessed

• Author's last name, first initial, publication date, title of the webpage, website name, and the date accessed

Question 9: How should the title of a journal article be formatted in an APA format reference?

• In title case, with all major words capitalized

• In sentence case, with only the first word and proper nouns capitalized

• In all uppercase letters

• In all lowercase letters

Question 10: What is the correct format for an in-text citation of a paraphrased idea in APA style?

• (Author's First Name, Year)

• (Year, Author's Last Name)

• (Author's Last Name, Year)

• (Title of the Source, Year)