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Question #1

In a summary, you should always

A. put the information in your own words.

B. put all the titles in quotations marks.

C. use at least one direct quotation

D. provide the middle name of the writer when it's available.

Question #2

When must use a LONG QUOTATION format whenever you borrow information that is ___________ sentences of prose or more.

A. 5

B. 3

C. 4

Question #3

In a summary, you need to give the following information:

A. The main idea, at least three examples to support this idea, and the main writer of the text.

B. The title of the work, the full name of the author, the main idea of the author, and the examples that support the main idea

C. The title, full name of the author, and the examples to support the writer's main idea.

D. The full name of the author, the date of the publication, the main idea, and examples.

Question #4

When do you use a short quotation?

A. You use a short quotation whenever you want to give credit to a writer.

B. You use a short quotation when you want to put the source in your own words.

C. You use a short quotation when you want to quote 4 or less sentences of prose from a source.

D. You use a short quotation when you want to quote 3 or less sentences of prose from a source.

Question #5

What is wrong with the following long quotation? According to James Kirkland, the battle took place "in the dark of night after the warriors had slept. The thanes were drunk with mead and did not hear Grendel approach. The warriors had Meanwhile, the king was with his wife because he claimed that he trusted his mighty warrior, Beowulf." (42)

A. In a long quotation, you do not have to introduce the source before you give the block quotation.

B. In a long quotation, the borrowed source, placed in a block quotation, does not need to have quotation marks around it.

C. The right margin of the block quotation needs to be right justified.

D. In a long quotation, the period goes after the in-text citation: (43).

Question #6

When you put a source into your own words, in a paraphrase, you do not need to credit the original writer.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #7

What is missing from this long quotation? In the dark of night after the warriors had slept. It was peaceful. The thanes were drunk with mead and did not hear Grendel approach. Grendel paused right before he entered the meadhall. Meanwhile, the king was with his wife because he claimed that he trusted his mighty warrior, Beowulf. (42)

A. The signal phrase that introduces the long quotation and the student's explanation of why this quotation is important

B. The student writer forgot a period after the in-text citation.

C. This should be a short quotation because it is only 3 sentences long.

D. The quotation marks around the block quotation.

Question #8

When I borrow ______ or less sentences of prose from an original source, I will use the SHORT QUOTATION format.

A. 4

B. 2

C. 3

D. 1

Question #9

When documenting one author in reference in a text, which is correct?

A. This point has been argued before (Frye 197).

B. This point has been argued before. (Glenn Frye, 197)

C. This point has been argued before. (Frye 197)

D. This point has been argued before (Frye, 197).

Question #10

You use the long quotation format when you want to directly cite 4 or more sentences from a source.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #11

When documenting one author by name in a text, which in-text citation is correct?

A. Chris Inciong disagrees with Joe Merrill's conclusions. (Joe Merrill 197).

B. Chris Inciong disagrees with Joe Merrill's conclusions (197).

C. Chris Inciong disagrees with Joe Merrill's conclusions (Inciong 197).

D. Chris Inciong disagrees with Joe Merrill's conclusions. (197).

Question #12

When you write your summary, you need to use this size of font: ______

A. 12

B. 10

C. 14

D. 9

Question #13

In the left hand corner of your essay, you will type the following information:

A. Your full name, the professor's name, the date

B. The professor's name, your name, the assignment, and the date

C. Your full name, the professor's name (gender neutral), the name of the course, the date, and the assignment

D. You center the title and use 12 font

Question #14

For a short quotation, you do not need to incorporate the direct quotation within double quotation marks.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #15

What should one do if no author is given for the work they are citing?

A. Use the title or an abbreviated form of the title in place of the author's name.

B. Use "anonymous" in place of the author's name.

C. Omit the author's name and list only the page number.

D. Create a fake name, as long as you list it by the same fake name in the Works Cited

E. Use N.A. in place of the author's name

Question #16

All in-text citations are at the end of the sentence, no matter where the quotation ends Example: After reading Darcy’s letter, Elizabeth realizes she acted “blind, prejudiced, absurd,” which makes her judge Wickham and Darcy incorrectly (Austen 185-6).

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #17

The first citation must have the author and page number (Lee 59). When you quote any consecutive quotations from the same author and the same work, you only need the page number (59).

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #18

If you have more than one source in the same sentence, give citations in alphabetical order. EXAMPLE: (Cahill 42; Leduc 114; Vasquez 73).

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

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