Prince George's Community College

301 Largo Road
Largo, Maryland 20774

 

To check your understanding of the material in this module, click on the correct answer for each exercise.

1. Which page of the Library Web Site has links to electronic versions of the MLA and APA style manuals?

a. Ready Reference-WWW
b. Subject Sources-WWW
c. Online Databases
d. Online Catalog

2. Sources are cited for all of the following reasons except:

a. giving credit to the author(s) of the materials that was used
b. increasing the overall length of the research paper
c. giving credibility to the document which was produced
d. indicating the exact location where the information was found

3. An instructor may require documentation in one particular style only.

a. True
b. False

4. Plagiarism is considered all of the following except:

a. a legal issue
b. punishable by the college
c. an ethical issue
d. a college guideline

5. Which of the following is a true statement about citations?

a. In MLA style, dates are listed before all titles.
b. In APA style, dates are listed after all titles.
c. In MLA style, an author's last name and initial of first name are listed.
d. In APA style, an author's last name and initial of first name and middle name are listed.