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Basic Formatting for $100
 Which formatting style
is used in humanities
courses?
A. APA
B. CMS (Chicago)
C. MLA
D. A formatting style is
not assigned to the
humanities.
Basic Formatting for $200
 Which formatting style
is used in science and
social science courses?
A. APA
B. CMS (Chicago)
C. MLA
D. A formatting style is
not assigned to the
sciences and social
sciences.
Basic Formatting for $300
 Which formatting style
is used in history
courses?
A. APA
B. CMS (Chicago)
C. MLA
D. No formatting style is
assigned to history
courses.
Basic Formatting for $400
 What does “MLA” stand
A. Modern Linguistics Act
for in formatting?
B. Michigan Law
Association
C. Modern Language
Association
D. Mississippi Language
Alternative
Basic Formatting for $500
 What does “APA” stand
A. Asian Pacific Association
for in formatting?
B. American Psychological
Association
C. Accessibility
Professionals Association
D. American Proofreading
Alliance
MLA for $100
 In MLA format, how
wide should the
margins be on all sides
of the document?
A. 1.25 inches
B. 1 inch
C. .75 inches
D. It is not specified
MLA for $200
 Citations in MLA
format appear as intext, parenthetical
citations instead of
footnotes.
A. True
B. False
C. It does not matter.
D. They appear in-text,
but also using
footnotes.
MLA for $300
 What is the standard
font in MLA format?
A. Calibri
B. Arial
C. Verdana
D. Times New Roman
MLA for $400
 What is the
justification in MLA
(the flush alignment of
the text)?
A. Left justified
B. Center justified
C. Right justified
D. Full justified
MLA for $500
 Which of the following
citations uses MLA
format correctly?
A. Paraphrase. (citation).
B. “Direct quote”
(citation).
C. Summary. (citation)
D. “Direct quote.”
(citation)
APA for $100
 APA format includes
which of the following
elements?:
A. 1 inch margins
B. Running header
C. Title page
D. All of the above
APA for $200
 In the example below (of
the information on a title
page), what element
does NOT belong in
basic APA format?
Title
Subtitle
Author
Date
Class Name
A. Subtitle
B. Date
C. Class Name
D. All of the elements
belong in APA format
APA for $300
 What belongs in the
header of an APA
A. Running header and
page number
document?
B. Running header, last
name, and page
number
C. Last name and page
number
D. Page number alone
APA for $400
 Does APA format include
website URLs in the
bibliography?
A. Always
B. Never
C. Sometimes—it
depends on the website
D. Sometimes—it
depends on the way in
which you use the
source
APA for $500
 Does APA format use
an abstract in the
beginning of the
paper?
A. Always
B. Never
C. Sometimes—it
depends on the sources
being used
D. Sometimes—it
depends on the length
of the sources
CMS (Chicago) for $100
 CMS format uses what
type of citation
method?
A. In-text citations
B. Footnotes/endnotes
C. Just a list of references
with no citations
D. None of the above
CMS (Chicago) for $200
 “CMS” stands for:
A. Cincinnati Marketing
Style
B. Computer
Management Services
C. Center for
Mythological Sources
D. Chicago Manual of
Style
CMS (Chicago) for $300
 Which of the following
terms means that the
source being cited in a
footnote is the same as
the previous footnote?
A. qtd.
B. Ibid.
C. et al.
D. Interalia.
CMS (Chicago) for $400
 In Chicago Style, you
only list the
footnotes/endnotes
and, therefore, do not
need a works cited
page.
A. True
B. False
C. It depends on the
instructor.
D. It depends on the
subject.
CMS (Chicago) for $500
 Which of the following
options lists ALL correct
CMS elements?
A. Title page, running
header with the title, last
name and page number
on top right
B. Title page, last name and
page number on top
right, 1.25” margins
C. Title page, 1” margins,
Arial font
D. Title page, Times New
Roman font,
footnotes/endnotes
Formatting ID for $100
 The following is an
example of which type
of format?
A. MLA
B. APA
Flynn, Nancy. “Internet
Policies.” ePolicy Institute.
ePolicy Inst., n.d. Web. 15
Feb. 2014.
C. CMS (Chicago)
D. None of the above
Formatting ID for $200
 The following is an
example of which type
of format?
A. MLA
B. APA
Clark, Donny. “The
Household Economy.”
Journal of Social History
15, no. 7 (1986): 34-36.
http://www.jstor.org/379
6962
C. CMS (Chicago)
D. None of the above
Formatting ID for $300
 The following is an
example of which type
of format?
A. MLA
B. APA
Critser, G. (2003). Fat Land.
Boston, MA: Houghton
Mifflin.
C. CMS (Chicago)
D. None of the above
Formatting ID for $400
 The following is an
example of which type
of format?
A. MLA
B. APA
According to Anderson,
“the second study proved to
be more effective than the
first” (p. 49).
C. CMS (Chicago)
D. None of the above
Formatting ID for $500
 The following is an
example of which type
of format?
A. MLA
B. APA
A recent survey indicates
that “57% of students
prefer technology in the
classroom” (Irving 29).
C. CMS (Chicago)
D. None of the above
Formatting FAQ for $100
 Does CMS (Chicago)
format include an
abstract?
A. Yes
B. No
Formatting FAQ for $200
 Does MLA format contain a
running header (the title of
the paper in the header of
each page)?
A. Yes
B. No
Formatting FAQ for $300
 In APA format, do you
include a title page?
A. Yes
B. No
Formatting FAQ for $400
 In MLA format, are block
quotes double spaced like
the rest of the text?
A. Yes
B. No
Formatting FAQ for $500
 In CMS (Chicago) format,
do the endnotes use normal
indentation, with just the
bibliography using a
hanging indent?
A. Yes
B. No
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 Formatting FAQ