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Which of the following direct quotations is correctly formatted, punctuated, and documented?
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In 2011, the Star Wars franchise raked in $3 billion in licensing revenue (Block, 88). |
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In 2011, the Star Wars franchise "raked in $3 billion in licensing revenue." (Block 88) |
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In 2011, the Star Wars franchise "raked in $3 billion in licensing revenue," (Block 88). |
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In 2011, the Star Wars franchise "raked in $3 billion in licensing revenue" (Block 88). |
According to MLA guidelines, how must an outside source used in a research paper be documented?
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With in-text citations only |
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With a Works Cited page only |
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With both in-text citations and a Works Cited page |
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With footnotes |
If the source you are using in your paper does not have an author, what should you use for the in-text citation?
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Use the phrase No Author in italics, plus the page number |
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Use the abbreviation N.A. for "no author," plus the page number |
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An abbreviated title (the first few key words of the title) of the work/source, plus the page number |
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You do not have to include an in-text citation |
Which of the following would be the correct entry on a Works Cited page for a book with one author?
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Harris, Dean M. “Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics.” 2008. |
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Harris, Dean M. Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics. Penguin, 2008. |
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Harris, D. Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics. Penguin. |
In MLA documentation, an in-text citation will usually consist of what two pieces of information?
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Author's full name and page number |
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Website name and URL address of online article |
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Author's last name and page number |
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Author's last name and URL address of online article |
In your research paper, you have used sources by two different authors with the same last name, Bernice Thomas and Christopher Thomas. What would your in-text citations for these sources look like?
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(Thomas #1 388) and (Thomas #2 76) |
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(B. Thomas 388) and (C. Thomas 76) |
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(Bernice 388) and (Christopher 76) |
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(Bernice T. 388) and (Christopher T. 76) |
What does “plagiarizing” mean according to the CGTC Catalog?
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To misunderstand the directions of a writing assignments |
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To use information from internet sources in a research paper |
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To use someone else's ideas or words as one's own, without giving appropriate credit using quotation marks, if necessary, and citing the source(s) |
Which of the following is a correct in-text citation?
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(Smith, 47) |
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(Smith 47) |
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(Smith p. 47) |
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(Smith, Jane 47) |
The following is a source on your Works Cited page:
"Reality TV Is Messing With Your Head." Scholastic Choices, vol. 28, no 6, 2012.
Academic Search Complete, choices.scholastic.com/story/reality-tv-messing-your-
head. Accessed 1 October 2016.
What would the in-text citation for this source look like?
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(Reality TV) |
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("Reality TV") |
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(No Author) |
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(Scholastic Choices) |
Which of the following would be the correct entry on a Works Cited page for an article from an online database?
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Block, Alex Ben. “The Real Force Behind Star Wars.” Hollywood Reporter, vol.418, no.6, 2012, pp 88-91. Business Source Complete, www.hollywoodreporter.com/ news/george-lucas-star-wars-288513. Accessed 23 July 2016. |
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Block, A. The Real Force Behind Star Wars. Hollywood Reporter 418.6 (2012): 88-91. Business Source Complete. 23 Jul. 2016. |
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Alex Ben Block. “The Real Force Behind Star Wars.” Hollywood Reporter 418.6 (2012): 88-91. |
If a source has three authors, what would the in-text citation look like?
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(Prater et al. 83) |
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(Prater 83) |
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(Prater and others 83) |
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(Prater+ 83) |
On a Works Cited page, an author’s name should…
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be listed as "First name Last name" (Stephen King). |
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be listed as "Last name, First name" (King, Stephen). |
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include titles such as Dr., Sir, or Saint. |
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include degrees such as PhD, MA, or DDS. |
