If you mention the author in the signal phrase, you only need to put the page number in parentheses at the end.
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Bhakti Caruso
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
True
False
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Every time you mention an author, you must write his/her first and last name every time.
True
False
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
If the author is not mentioned in the signal phrase, then the author's first and last name must be put in parentheses, along with any page number(s).
True
False
Answer explanation
Only the author's LAST name needs to be included in the parenthetical citation.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
If your writing contains work by authors with the same last name, you should include the his/her first and last names in any signal phrase or add the author's first initial in the parenthetical reference.
True
False
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
If a work you are citing has two or more authors, it's only necessary to cite the author with the last name that is alphabetically first.
True
False
Answer explanation
Only if a work has THREE or more authors can you then use "et al." in the parenthetical citation, or in the narrative citation: "Bertrand and colleagues write in their seminal work..."
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
When citing an organization or government as author, in the signal phrase you should cite the full name of the organization.
True
False
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
If an author is unknown, use the work's title in a signal phrase or a parenthetical reference.
True
False
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