APA References

Multiple Choice

Who is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of reference list entries in a student paper?

• The student

• The teacher

• Online citation generators

Multiple Choice

True or False: If no doi is available, sources found within library databases should be treated as print sources with no URL included in the reference entry.

• True

• False

• It depends

Reorder

What is the correct order of an APA reference entry?

• Author's name

• Date

• Title

• Source location/doi

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following to create an accurate APA reference entry for a journal article found online.

• Mason, J. & Elliot, T.

• (2019).

• Infants and music: A comparative study of academic success.

• Pediatric Studies Quarterly.

• https://doi.org/10.1109/5.771073

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following source types with their formatting rule:

• Book title

• Journal title

• Article title

Sentence case italics

Title case italics

Sentence case only

• Sentence case italics

• Title case italics

• Sentence case only

Multiple Choice

Which example shows the correct format for the author element in a reference list entry when the work has only one author?

• Khan, K. A.

• Khan, Kamela

• Kamela Khan

• Khan, Kamela A.

Match

Match the source types with their specific examples.

• Journal title

• Journal article title

• Book title

Science Quarterly

The effect of plastics on plant life: A comparative study

Making sense of the Mona Lisa

• Science Quarterly

• The effect of plastics on plant life: A comparative study

• Making sense of the Mona Lisa

Multiple Choice

References should be listed in this order:

• In the order they appear within your paper

• Alphabetical by title

• Alphabetical by author's last name

• By source type

Multiple Choice

You should include titles such as “Reverend,” “Prince,” or “Doctor” in the author element of an APA Style reference.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The author of a book is Jose Rivera-Garcia. How should you write the author’s name in a reference list entry?

• Rivera-Garcia, J.

• Garcia, J. R.

• Garcia, J. Rivera.

• Garcia, J.

Multiple Choice

You are citing a government agency webpage. No individuals are credited as authors on the webpage. What should you write in the author element of the reference?  

• the title of the webpage

• the word “Anonymous”

• the name of the government agency

Multiple Choice

APA Style references usually include retrieval dates.

(For example, Retrieved September 28, 2021, from https://apastyle.apa.org/jars/history )

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

You are creating a reference for an online map that shows real-time traffic data for your community. The site offers no permalink or archived version of the map. Do you include a retrieval date in the reference list entry for this work?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Which example shows the correct capitalization for the title of a book in a reference list entry?

• The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions.

• The mindful path to self-compassion: Freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions.

• The mindful path to self-compassion: freeing yourself from destructive thoughts and emotions.