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Chicago Manual of Style Citations Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of source is this footnote?

a)

Book

b)

Journal Article

c)

Encyclopedia

d)

Website

2.

What is wrong with this footnote?

a)

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

b)

The citation is missing the place of publication.

c)

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

d)

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

3.

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

a)

Semicolons

b)

Colons

c)

Commas

d)

Periods

4.

Which of the following footnotes is properly formatted?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

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

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

Footnotes should be numbered in sequence throughout the entire essay.

9.

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

a)

Titles of books

b)

Titles of journals

c)

Titles of artwork

d)

Titles of articles

e)

Titles of chapters within a book

10.

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

a)

Titles of dissertations or theses

b)

Titles of books

c)

Titles of newspapers

d)

Titles of articles

e)

Titles of chapters within a book

11.

Which elements of footnotes should be placed inside parentheses?

a)

Place of publication

b)

Titles of books

c)

Publisher

d)

Date of publication

e)

Page numbers

12.

The citation above includes three separate sources. Which of the following accurately describes each source (in order)?

a)

Secondary source book; Primary source book; Secondary source journal article

b)

Primary source book; Secondary source book; Secondary source journal article

c)

Secondary source journal article; Secondary source book; Primary source book

d)

Secondary source journal article; Primary source book; Secondary source book

13.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In what order should sources in a bibliography be arranged?

a)

Alphabetically by author's last name.

b)

Alphabetically by author's first name.

c)

Chronologically by date of publication.

d)

Chronologically by date of access.

15.

What is the difference between a works cited page and a bibliography?

a)

Works cited refers to citations in MLA format; bibliography refers to citations in Chicago format.

b)

Bibliography refers to citation pages in MLA; works cited refers to citations in Chicago format.

c)

There is no difference between a works cited page and a bibliography.

d)

Works cited pages are always single-spaced; bibliographies are always double-spaced.

16.

The latin abbreviation et al. means

a)

"in the same place"

b)

"for example"

c)

"around" or "approximately"

d)

"and the others"

17.

What is the best explanation for this sequence of citations?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

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.