APA Citation Quiz

You’re writing a paper for your literature class. Which citation style should you use?

• APA

• MLA

• CHICAGO

• HARVARD

While revising your essay, you realize you cited a source in APA style in a paper for your literature class. What should you do?

• Leave it as is.

• Remove the citation completely.

• Convert it to MLA style

• Add a bibliography.

Your teacher said your reference page is incomplete. Which of the following could be the reason?

• You included too many references.

• You included the author’s full name instead of initials.

• You mentioned sources in-text but didn’t list them at the end.

• You formatted the paper in MLA instead of APA.

You are writing a paper in MLA style and paraphrased a paragraph from a source. What should you include in your in-text citation?

• The author’s last name and page number.

• Just the page number.

• The title of the book only.

• The author’s full name and the year.

Which punctuation is used after the author's name in an APA citation?

• A semicolon

• A dash

• A comma

• A period

What is the correct in-text citation for a book by James Baldwin published in 1960?

• (James Baldwin, 1960)

• (Baldwin, 1960)

• Baldwin, 1960

• (Baldwin J., 1960)

What does APA stand for?

• American Psychological Association

• Academic Publishing Association

• Association of Professional Authors

• American Professors Association

What part of a book title should be italicized in an APA reference?

• Only the first word

• The entire title

• Only proper nouns

• Only the subtitle

What does MLA stand for?

• Modern Literature Association

• Modern Language Association

• Major Language Association

• Modern Learning Alliance

Which citation style is most commonly used in humanities?

• APA

• MLA

• Chicago

• Harvard