APA Style Quiz

What does APA stands for?

• American Plagiarism Association

• American Psychological Association

• Academic Plagiarism Act

• Anti-Plagiarism Association

Which of the following is a correct in-text citation?

• [Jones, p. 5)

• (Jones, 1998, p 199)

• (Jones, p. 199, 1998)

• (Jones, 1998, p. 199)

What is the minimum number of authors required in order to use "et al" in subsequent in-text citation in a paper? And what does "et al" stand for?

• Three authors; "at all"

• Three authors; "and others"

• Three authors; "all but"

• Five authors; "and others"

Find the mistake:

According to Jones, the "main reason for war is religion" (1998, p.199)

• You must include "Jones" in the parenthesis

• The year of publication should come after "Jones"

• You do not need to include the page number

• The author's name should be in square brackets

Find the mistake:

Sneed (1990) responded, "I was born in a desert, raised in a lion's den" (p. 7).

• No "p." before "7"

• Should be 'response' instead of 'responded'

• months missing from parenthetical reference

• Nothing wrong

Which is the correct heading for the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in an APA formatted paper?

• References

• Works Cited

• Bibliography

• Sources

When you are quoting directing from a source, what information do you need to include in the text?

• Author's name
• Author's name and date of publication
• Author's name, date of publication and page number.
• Your name

Which of the references is the correct APA format for a book?

• Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). Foundations of sport and exercise (6th ed.).

• Weinberg, RS and Gould, D 2011, 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.

• R. S. Weinberg & D. Gould, (2011). 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (6th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

• Weinberg, R. S., & Gould, D. (2011). 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (6th ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Where should your reference page be located in an APA formatted paper?

• It should follow the last line after your essay body.
• It should be on its own page at the very end. 

A title in APA format should be

• Bolded
• Underlined
• All Caps
• Centered