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WorksheetsChicago Manual of Style Citations Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
Which elements of footnotes should be placed inside parentheses?
Place of publication
Titles of books
Publisher
Date of publication
Page numbers
The citation above includes three separate sources. Which of the following accurately describes each source (in order)?
Secondary source book; Primary source book; Secondary source journal article
Primary source book; Secondary source book; Secondary source journal article
Secondary source journal article; Secondary source book; Primary source book
Secondary source journal article; Primary source book; Secondary source book
If a person finds a journal article online in digital form (e.g. JSTOR), and the source also exists in print (in a book or in an academic journal), then they can cite it as a print source.
True
False
In what order should sources in a bibliography be arranged?
Alphabetically by author's last name.
Alphabetically by author's first name.
Chronologically by date of publication.
Chronologically by date of access.
What is the difference between a works cited page and a bibliography?
Works cited refers to citations in MLA format; bibliography refers to citations in Chicago format.
Bibliography refers to citation pages in MLA; works cited refers to citations in Chicago format.
There is no difference between a works cited page and a bibliography.
Works cited pages are always single-spaced; bibliographies are always double-spaced.
The latin abbreviation et al. means
"in the same place"
"for example"
"around" or "approximately"
"and the others"
What is the best explanation for this sequence of citations?
In the first footnote, the author of the paper is citing information from page 89 of a book written by Nicole Mones. In the second and third footnotes, the author is citing information from a book written by Ibid.
In the first footnote, the author of the paper is citing information from page 89 of a book written by Nicole Mones. In the second and third footnotes, the author is citing information written by an author mentioned earlier in the paper.
In the first footnote, the author of the paper is citing information from page 89 of a book written by Nicole Mones. In the second and third footnotes, the author is suggesting to the reader that they compare the information on page 89 with information from page 90.
In the first footnote, the author of the paper is citing information from page 89 of a book written by Nicole Mones. In the second and third footnotes, the author is telling the reader that the information comes from the same source but from a different page.
