eng112 week 5 quiz

Week 5 Quiz: Avoiding Plagiarism, Using Citations, and Applying APA Format

 

 

Part 1 of 1 -         8.0/ 10.0 Points

 

Question 1 of 20               0.0/ 0.5 Points

What statement is true about the title in the header of an APA formatted paper?

 

  A.Only include the first three words of the title.

 

  B.Use sentence case capitalization.

 

  C.Use the first three important words of the title in the header section of the paper.     

  D.Should contain no more than 50 characters derived from the paper title.

 

 

Question 2 of 20               0.5/ 0.5 Points

In an APA formatted reference, a journal name and the volume number of the journal are italicized.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

 

Question 3 of 20               0.5/ 0.5 Points

Which of the following statement is true?

 

  A.The digital object identifier (DOI) is an alphanumeric string identifying content providing a link to location on the Internet.             

  B.The uniform resource locator (URL) should be used along with a digital object identifier (DOI).              

  C.The digital object identifier (DOI) is only available for sources which are considered text books.            

  D.If a digital object identifier (DOI) is used, then no other information needs to be posted in the reference.        

 

Question 4 of 20               0.5/ 0.5 Points

In an APA formatted reference, a book title is underlined.

 

  True

 

  False

 

Question 5 of 20               0.0/ 0.5 Points

On the APA Style Reference page:

 

  A.All reference citations are listed in alphabetical order by last name of author.

  B.All text is double spaced.

 

  C.All reference citations are formatted with a hanging indent.

 

  D.All of the above.

 

 

Question 6 of 20               0.0/ 0.5 Points

What statement is not true regarding typing the title in the text area (not the header) of the title page?

 

  A.Capitalize the significant words of the title. Do not capitalize words such as the, in, of, or, and, unless the word is the first word in the title.             

  B.If the title contains two lines of text, double spacing between the lines is required.

 

  C.The title is already in the header therefore it does not need to be rewritten in the text area of the title page. 

  D.The title is centered between the left and right margins and positioned in the upper half of the paper.              

 

Question 7 of 20               0.0/ 0.5 Points

The name of an author listed on the reference page should include the author’s last name, full first name, and middle initial if provided.

 

  True

 

  False

 

Question 8 of 20               0.5/ 0.5 Points

Do not list a reference for which you do not have a citation in the body of the paper.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

Question 9 of 20               0.5/ 0.5 Points

A DOI (digital object identifier) is commonly used to identify electronic reference sources and may be used in place of the URL in a reference citation.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

Question 10 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

The entire reference page is single spaced.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

 

 

 

Question 11 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

In an APA formatted paper the page containing information about the sources that were cited

is titled _______________________.

 

  A.References

 

  B.Works Cited

 

  C.Compilation of Sources          

  D.Bibliography

 

 

Question 12 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

Do not include a citation in the body of the paper without a corresponding reference.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

Question 13 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

What is the location of the page number on any APA formatted page?

 

  A.Top right hand side of the paper and in the header.

 

  B.Top left hand side of the paper and in the header.

 

  C.Bottom right hand side of the paper and in the footer.             

  D.Bottom left hand side of the paper and in the footer.

 

 

Question 14 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

APA Style formatting requires that papers are written in _______________

 

  A.any 12 point font of the author’s choosing.

 

  B.a Calibri 11 point font.

 

  C.an Arial 11 point font, a Calibri 12 point font, or a Times New Roman 8 point font.       

  D.a Times New Roman 12 point font.

 

 

Question 15 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

Which of the following is not an example of common knowledge?

 

  A.George Washington was the first president of the United States.

 

  B.The United States is composed of 50 states.

 

  C.Water will freeze when temperatures drop below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.      

  D.Recent studies have linked the drug Cipro to problems with tendons.

 

 

 

 

Question 16 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

Students should begin writing their paper on page one.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

 

 

Question 17 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

From the APUS Plagiarism Policy (2014): “Plagiarism is the adoption or incorporation of another’s ideas without proper attribution of the source. It is more simply defined as taking the writings of another person or people and representing them to be one’s own” and, therefore:

 

  A.It is the student’s obligation to read, understand, and comply with the University System’s plagiarism policy.  

  B.It is acceptable to use someone else’s paper and turn it in as your own.

 

  C.You only need to credit sources when writing a research paper, not any other format or style or writing.           

  D.As long as you rearrange the words from another person or people you don’t have to give credit.        

 

Question 18 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

The title on the top of page two of an APA formatted paper is underlined and centered.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

 

Question 19 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

Italicize the name of books, journals, and magazines, but do not italicize the name of an article.

 

  True

 

  False

 

 

Question 20 of 20             0.5/ 0.5 Points

Read this section of text from the APUS  Plagiarism Policy (2014, http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/academic-dishonesty/index.htm) :

 

The most frequently observed form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism. Plagiarism is the adoption or incorporation of another’s ideas without proper attribution of the source. It is more simply defined as taking the writings of another person or people and representing them to be one’s own.

 

Considering this definition of plagiarism, is the passage below from a College 100 paper, concerning the APUS plagiarism policy, an example of plagiarism?

 

A simple definition of plagiarism is taking the writings of another person and adopting or incorporating their ideas without proper source attribution.

 

  A.Yes, because this passage is a direct quote without the use of quotation marks.

 

  B.Yes, because this passage is a simple rearrangement of the author's words without giving credit to the author.               

  C.No, because this passage is a paraphrase of the author's words.

 

  D.No, because this passage has been correctly cited.