i. The APA format for citing an article in a periodical has seven parts, beginning with the author's name. What appears in the third position?

• A. Page numbers.
• B. Date or volume issue
• C. Article title
• D. Periodical title

ii. You're including a long quotation in a research paper. According to APA style guidelines, you should indent the quotation if the quote is more than

• A. two lines of poetry.
• B. forty words.
• C. four lines of typed prose.
• D. twenty words.

iii. This question is based on the following paragraph. The sentences are numbered to assist your analysis.

[1] In addition to the risks, there are benefits to using phones on the road. [2] Matt Kleen, a senior policy specialist for the National Conference of State Legislatures, reports that drivers with cell phones place an estimated 98,000 emergency calls each day and that the phones "often reduce emergency response times and actually save lives"(1). [3] The phones have business benefits too. [4] According to transportation engineer Richard Retting, "Commuter time is no longer just for driving. [5] As the comforts of home and the efficiency of the office creep into the automobile, it is becoming increasingly attractive as a work space" (qtd. in Almath A23). [6] Car phones also have personal benefits. [7] A mother coming home late from work can check in with her children, a partygoer lost in a strange neighborhood can call for directions, or a teenager whose car breaks down can phone home.

The parenthetical citation at the end of sentence [5] indicates that

• A. Richard Retting was interviewed by Almath.
• B. Retting's statement is from an indirect source.
• C. Page 23 is located in the A section of the encyclopedia.
• D. Almath is the editor of an article written by Retting

iv. . Of the following, which is the most important thing to consider when analyzing and revising an academic paper?

• A. The thesis is clear, and the main points support that thesis.
• B. The paper will be entertaining for the instructor to read.
• C. The opinion is clearly highlighted with emphatic, emotional statements.
• D. The paper contains many large words.

v. Which of the following statements about plagiarism is true?

• A. Copying from the Internet isn't considered plagiarism because it's all free for the taking.
• B. Plagiarism applies only to written words and ideas, not to diagrams or pictures.
• C. The use of someone else's words is permissible, as long as you properly acknowledge the source.
• D. Accidental plagiarism generally isn't punished.

vi. Which of the following sentences containing a quotation is punctuated correctly?

• A. The mechanic asked me "Have you had the oil changed in your car this year"?
• B. The mechanic asked, "Have you had the oil changed in your car this year?"
• C. The mechanics asked me, "have you had the oil changed in your car this year"?
• D. The mechanic asked "have you had the oil changed in your car this year?"

vii. It's best to avoid using quotations when

• A. the original words express the exact point you want to make.
• B. you're revealing ordinary facts or opinions.
• C. the statement expresses an idea that you want to make clear is not your own.
• D. the author's wording is unusual or noteworthy.

viii. Which one of the following quotes correctly reflects APA style?

• A. "Under the Whigs, the pound sterling became the base currency of global trade (Calamara and Stein 86)".
• B. Since "deep thought and curiosity feed the active mind," the addicted software designer, then, is increasing the number of neural synapses in his or her brain (Cranwell: 12).
• C. Redfield (2014) notes that in Aztec society "[the Pochteca [merchant class] had adopted a unique trader argot" (p. 55).
• D. "The highest of achievements," Sir Isaac argued, "are those that produce unexpected results."