1. When punctuating quotations,____ are placed inside the quotation marks.

• A. signal phrases and page numbers in parentheses
• B. complete sentences and attributions
• C. commas and periods
• D. colons and semicolons

2. You're creating a list of sources you cited for your APA paper. What heading should you use?

• A. Works Cited
• B. References
• C. Annotated Bibliography
• D. Bibliography

3. When introducing an author for the first time using a signal phrase, you can help the reader understand the relevance of the source material by

• A. citing the title, publisher, and publication date of the source.
• B. enclosing the author's name in quotation marks.
• C. including your assessment of the author's reliability.
• D. including some background information about the author.

4. When you remove words from a quotation, you indicate deleted words with

• A. guillemets.
• B. an ellipsis.
• C. a dash.
• D. brackets.

5. According to APA formatting rules, the publication date of a newspaper article should be formatted as follows:

• A. year, day, month.
• B. month, day, year.
• C. year, month, day.
• D. year, month.

6. Which of the following statements regarding direct quotation is most valid?

• A. Quote only familiar authors.
• B. Use quotations when the author's wording is unusual or striking.
• C. When in doubt, use a direct quotation.
• D. Always quote expert opinions directly.

7. When a block quotation is used in a research paper, punctuation___ the parenthetical citation.

• A. precedes
• B. follows
• C. is included within
• D. is omitted from

8. Which of the following approaches to organizing your notes would you use if you'd recorded them on note cards?

• A. Sort them alphabetically by author's last name
• B. Arrange them in least-to-most important order
• C. Sort them into piles by subtopic or category
• D. Arrange them in most-to-least important order