BUS 600 Week 1 Quiz (All Correct)

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Question1.                         Which font is required by APA 6th edition?

Calibri

Arial

Times New Roman

Cambria

Question 2.                       When is a paraphrase useful?

when you want an alternative to quoting;

when you want to clarify an author’s ideas for the reader and/or for yourself;

when you want to integrate information from charts, graphs, tables, lectures, etc;

all of the above

Question 3.                        Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for quoted material.

John said, “The research study results were inconclusive” (para. 4).

Smith (2005) stated, “The rules and regulations clearly mandate…” (p. 67).

Marsha (2006) stated, “The financial crisis was a result of bad leadership…”.

Vasquez said in his persuasive documentary, “We will contribute to…” (p. 78).

 

Question 4.                        The title page required by Ashford University is a modified version of APA title pages.

True

False

Question 5.                       Per APA 6th Edition, the acceptable length of an abstract is:

between 150 and 250 words

between 100 and 150 words

at least 200 words

at least 100 words

 

 

Question 6.                        What is the requirement for writing numbers (in APA) for student papers:

Always use figures for numbers

Spell out all numbers above 10

Always spell out all numbers

Always spell out a number in words if it begins a sentence

Question 7.                       What kind of documents do not usually need headings?

research papers

proposals

short papers that are often read from beginning to end.

reports

Question 8.                        Every in-text citation needs to be entered in the References list.

True

False

Question 9.                       Which of the following statements indicates correct usage of a running head and header?

The words “Running head” appear on every page, with the header and page number being listed in the right margin of the title page only.

The words “Running head” are no longer required, but the header and page number are listed in the left margin of every page.

The words “Running head” appear on the title page only, with the header and page number being listed in the right margin of every page.

The words “Running head” appear on the title page only, with the header being listed in the left margin and the page number being listed in the right margin of every page.

 

Question 10.                      Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for information that has been summarized or paraphrased.

Adult students are frequently motivated to return to school… (Alex, Marks, & Jones, 2005).

After returning from war (Smith, Peters & Ali, 2007), disabled veterans typically face…

Masters indicated there are no more strategies to be considered for… (1997).

In examining the philosophies of education, the challenges associated with… (Carter & Glick).

Question 11.                     Written assignments require a separate title page with the following information double-spaced and centered on the page:

Title of the paper, students first and last name, and date submitted

Title of the paper, student’s first and last name, course title, instructor’s name, and date submitted

Title of the paper, student’s first and last name, course title, and date submitted

Title of the paper, students last name, course title, instructor’s name, and date submitted

 

Question 12.                      Which is incorrect when creating a References list?

Create a hanging indent for every line after the first in your citation

The word “References” should be centered at the top of the new page and bolded

Alphabetize entries by authors’ last names

Every line should be double spaced

 

Set 2

 

Question 1.                        What kind of documents do not usually need headings?

research papers

proposals

short papers that are often read from beginning to end.

reports

Question 2.                        Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for quoted material.

John said, “The research study results were inconclusive” (para. 4).

Smith (2005) stated, “The rules and regulations clearly mandate…” (p. 67).

Marsha (2006) stated, “The financial crisis was a result of bad leadership…”.

Vasquez said in his persuasive documentary, “We will contribute to…” (p. 78).

Question 3.                       Select the item that is true for APA formatted citations.

Include the title of the resource and the author’s name within the parenthetical citation.

Always include the author’s first name or initials in the parenthetical citation.

If no author is listed, then a citation does not need to be included in your paper.

In the absence of a date of publication, write n.d. to indicate no date was provided.

 

Question 4.                        Every integrated quotation should have the following:

authors last name, quotation marks, exact date of quote

a signal phrase, the quotation, parenthetical citation

authors last name and date of publication

the authors exact words followed by location of where quote was found

Question 5.                       When is a paraphrase useful?

when you want an alternative to quoting;

when you want to clarify an author’s ideas for the reader and/or for yourself;

when you want to integrate information from charts, graphs, tables, lectures, etc;

all of the above

Question 6.                       Every in-text citation needs to be entered in the References list.

True

False

Question 7.                       Select the sample below that best demonstrates how to incorporate a citation directly within a sentence for information that has been summarized or paraphrased.

Adult students are frequently motivated to return to school… (Alex, Marks, & Jones, 2005).

After returning from war (Smith, Peters & Ali, 2007), disabled veterans typically face…

Masters indicated there are no more strategies to be considered for… (1997).

In examining the philosophies of education, the challenges associated with… (Carter & Glick).

 

Question 8.                        Written assignments require a separate title page with the following information double-spaced and centered on the page:

Title of the paper, students first and last name, and date submitted

Title of the paper, student’s first and last name, course title, instructor’s name, and date submitted

Title of the paper, student’s first and last name, course title, and date submitted

Title of the paper, students last name, course title, instructor’s name, and date submitted

Question 9.                       Per APA 6th Edition, the acceptable length of an abstract is:

between 150 and 250 words

between 100 and 150 words

at least 200 words

at least 100 words

 

Question 10.                      For all quoted material, the citation must include:

author(s)’ last name(s), date of publication, and page or paragraph number

author(s)’ last name(s), title of book or website, and page or paragraph number

author(s)’ last name(s), dates of publication, and the title of the source

author(s)’ last name(s), the page or paragraph number, and the section title

 

Question 11.                      Citations are used within the body of your paper to indicate information that has come from another source.  Select the answer that best describes which information must always be cited within the text:

Quotations, paraphrased, and summarized content

Written or media content that you have paraphrased or summarized

Personal opinions and ideas written in your own words

All of the above

 

Question 12.                      Within the body of the text, how many spaces follow a sentence ending punctuation?

one space

two spaces

three spaces

may use one, two, or three spaces; however, spacing must be consistent throughout the document.

 

 

 

 
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