Chicago Manual of Style Citations Quiz

What type of source is this footnote?

• Book

• Journal Article

• Encyclopedia

• Website

What is wrong with this footnote?

• The elements (author, title, etc.) should be separated by periods, not by commas.

• The citation is missing the place of publication.

• The author should be listed [last name, first name] (e.g. "Spence, Jonathan").

• The title should be in quotation marks, not in italics.

Identify the elements that separate the sources from one another in this footnote.

• Semicolons

• Colons

• Commas

• Periods

Which of the following footnotes is properly formatted?

• 
• 
• 
• 

I only need to include a citation if I quote directly from a source, not if I paraphrase information from a source.

• True

• False

Each individual source cited must have a unique footnote; multiple sources cannot be combined into a single footnote.

• True

• False

The format of this footnote for a web page is accurate.

• True

• False

What is the correct system for numbering footnotes in a research paper?

• Each source has its own separate number, and every time that source is used, it gets the same footnote number.

• Footnote numbers start over at 1 on each new page of a research paper.

• Footnote numbers should immediately begin with a parenthetical citation that includes the author's last name and page number.

• Footnotes should be numbered in sequence throughout the entire essay.

The titles of which of the following types of sources should be typed in italics in footnotes?

• Titles of books

• Titles of journals

• Titles of artwork

• Titles of articles

• Titles of chapters within a book

The titles of which of the following sources should be placed in "quotation marks" in footnotes?

• Titles of dissertations or theses

• Titles of books

• Titles of newspapers

• Titles of articles

• Titles of chapters within a book