APA Citation Quiz

Question 1

What size is the font

Answer 1

12

Question 2

What style is the font

Answer 2

Times New Roman

Question 3

What are the margins

Answer 3

1 inch all sides

Question 4

What is pagination

Answer 4

The sequence of numbers

Question 5

What is the page header of every page

Answer 5

Running head and page numbers

Question 6

Where is the running head

Answer 6

Flush left

Question 7

What is a running head

Answer 7

shortened version of title

Question 8

How many characters can the running head be

Answer 8

no more than 50 (including spaces and punctuation)

Question 9

Is there capitals in the page header?

Answer 9

it is ALL CAPS

Question 10

Where are the page numbers on the page

Answer 10

flush right

Question 11

What is the spacing

Answer 11

double space everything

Question 12

How is the references page organized

Answer 12

Hanging indent, alphabetized

Question 13

How is the title page’s running head formatted

Answer 13

Running head: TITLE

Question 14

Is title page 1 page?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

How is the title page formatted

Answer 15

Essay title

your name institution

Question 16

What is the spacing for the title page

Answer 16

all centred and upper half of the page

Question 17

How is the title formatted

Answer 17

All major words capitalized, no more than 12 words long, no abbreviations and you may use up 2 lines if necessary

Question 18

What is the name of the page that goes after the title page

Answer 18

the Abstract

Question 19

what is the abstract

Answer 19

a concise summary of the key points of your research: topic, questions, results, analysis, conclusions, implications, etc

Question 20

Does the abstract include a page header?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

What is the title of the abstract page

Answer 21

Abstract in centre

Question 22

What is the abstract text like

Answer 22

Abstract text: block flush left

Question 23

What is the length of the abstract

Answer 23

one single

paragraph, 150­-250 words

Question 24

What is 250 words a key for

Answer 24

One page not including the unessential words

Question 25

What is the keyword section of the abstract

Answer 25

List keywords from your paper
on a new line at the end of your abstract: indent one tab; type Keywords: (italicized), and then list your keywords, separated by a comma and a space

Question 26

What is the bibliography called?

Answer 26

References

Question 27

In the references, how many authors can you include

Answer 27

Include all authors’

names, up to 7, with last name, initials

Question 28

What if there are many references by the same person

Answer 28

List multiple articles by same author chronologically

Question 29

In references, how are titles typed

Answer 29

For chapters & article

titles, capitalize the first letter of the first word only

Question 30

What are the four major sections

Answer 30

Title, abstract, main body and references

Question 31

What are the 3 main types of references

Answer 31

periodical print publications, non periodical print publications, web publications