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Business Communication Essentials, 8e (Bovee/Thill)
Appendix B Documentation of Report Sources
1) The Chicago humanities documentation style requires you to use
A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page number system.
C) footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.
2) When citing using the Chicago humanities style, the purpose of a superscript in text is to let
the reader know
A) to read the marked line more carefully.
B) how many sources the author consulted.
C) that the report is scholarly.
D) to look for source information.
3) When using the Chicago humanities style, a content note
A) offers additional information or provides a cross-reference.
B) documents direct quotes.
C) documents paraphrased passages.
D) documents visual aids.
4) In the Chicago humanities style, the bibliography
A) lists only those works actually cited in the text.
B) lists works in the order cited in the text.
C) can include annotations.
D) omits any type of annotation.
5) Entries for the bibliography for a report following the Chicago style
A) alphabetize magazine articles by the name of the magazine, if no author is cited.
B) use quotation marks around the titles of articles from newspapers and journals.
C) capitalize only the first words of titles of books and articles.
D) use only the name of the principal author, followed by "et al." to represent any other authors.
6) The American Psychological Association (APA) style uses ________ to document report
sources in text.
A) the author-date system
B) the author-page number system
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes
D) full citations within the text itself
7) When citing journal articles using the APA style
A) use quotation marks around the title.
B) capitalize only the first word of the title.
C) you do not need to include the volume number.
D) include only the first page of the article.
8) When preparing the list of references in the APA style
A) include all the works you consulted, even if you didn't actually cite them anywhere in the text.
B) include full information on any personal communications or interviews you conducted in your
research.
C) include only those works that you specifically cited in the text.
D) include citations for further reading and research opportunities.
9) The MLA style uses ________ to document sources in the text of a report.
A) the author-date system
B) the author-page reference system
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes
D) full citations within the text itself
10) According to the MLA Style Manual, in the list of works cited
A) the date comes immediately after the author's name.
B) electronic sources are not included.
C) the titles of books and periodicals are put in quotation marks.
D) all the main words are capitalized in the titles of books and articles.
11) You should always use APA style for documentation in your reports, even if your employer
or client normally uses a different form.
12) Unlike source notes, content notes may supplement your main text with comments and/or
cross-references.
13) The functions of footnotes and endnotes are identical; the only difference between the two is
their placement.
14) There is no difference between endnotes and a bibliography.
15) If a newspaper article doesn't have an author, your citation begins with the title of the
newspaper.
16) If you use unpublished materials, such as doctoral dissertations or public speeches, as
information resources, you do not need to cite them in your report.
17) The American Psychological Association style uses the author-date system.
18) In APA style, titles of articles are put in quotation marks, and all important words are
capitalized.
19) If you use MLA style, your in-text citations include the author's last name and a page
reference.
20) When creating a list of references using APA, all format entries should have hanging indents.
