Walden NURS6003 Week 4 Quiz September 2020

QUESTION 1 Which of the following is true regarding the APA elements of a title page in a student paper?

A.            The title should be in all caps, centered between the left and right margins, and positioned in the upper half of the page.

B.            The recommended length of the title is no more than 25 words.

C.            The title of the paper, author's name, author affiliation, course name and number, instructor name, assignment due date, and page number.

D.            The institutional affiliation should come before the author’s name at the top of the title page.

QUESTION 2Which of the following is correct for a narrative in-text citation for a work by six authors?

A.            Jones, Smith, Thomas, Wright, Davis, and Walker (2016)

B.            Jones et al. (2016)

C.            Jones and others, 2016

D.            Jones ET. AL., 2016

QUESTION 3When a writer uses another person’s ideas and research without citing the source of the information, this is called plagiarism.

  True

  False

QUESTION 4In APA, the paper should be ________ spaced.

A.            double-

B.            single-

QUESTION 5In APA formatting, the margins should be _________ on all sides.

A.            one and one-half inches

B.            one-half inch

C.            one inch

D.            author’s choice

QUESTION 6Which of the following is correct regarding the reference list in APA?

                It should be in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.

                The first line should be indented with the second-and subsequent lines flush with margins.

                All references should appear alike in relation to capitalization and italics regardless of type of reference (book, periodical, etc.).

                The word "References" should be at the top of the list, bold, and centered on the page.

QUESTION 7Which of the following is correct when citing four authors in a narrative in-text citation in an APA-formatted paper?

A.            Jones, Smith, Brady, and Baley (2016)......

B.            Jones et al. (2016)......

C.            Jones and others (2016)......

D.            Jones, Smith, Brady &Baley (2016)......

QUESTION 8In APA, the writer should avoid the use of back-to-back parentheses.

  True

  False

QUESTION 9Which of the following narrative in-text citations below is correct?

A.            Jones and Smith (2018) reports......

B.            Jones & Smith (2018) reports......

C.            Jones, Smith (2018) reports......

D.            Jones/Smith (2018) reports......

QUESTION 10It is permissible to present one’s own published work as new scholarship.

  True

  False

QUESTION 11In APA, a Level 1 heading should appear:

A.            Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading

B.            Indented, italic, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

C.            Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading

D.            Indented, bold, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

QUESTION 12In APA, it is recommended not to begin a sentence with an abbreviation.

  True

  False

QUESTION 13Which of the following is correct regarding an in-text citation for direct quotes?

A.            (Jones, 2016)

B.            (Jones, Journal of Professional Nursing Practice, 2016)

C.            (Jones, 2016, p. 171)

D.            (Jones, p. 171, 2016)

QUESTION 14According to APA, the list of references which appear at the end of the paper is referred to as the:

A.            Works Cited

B.            References

C.            Sources

D.            Bibliography

QUESTION 15Below is a reference page listing for a book with two authors. How should the title of the book be formatted?

Jones, A. & Smith, P. (2016). Nursing ethics: Keeping the patient at the center of care (2nd ed). Pearson Education

A.            The book title should be in quotation marks.

B.            The book title should be in italics.

C.            The book title should be listed without special formatting.

D.            The book title should be in bold.

QUESTION 16In APA, numerals should be used to express numbers 10 and above.

  True

  False

QUESTION 17In relation to comma usage in APA, which of the following follows the correct format?

A.            Smith Jones and Craig (2016) found......

B.            Smith, Jones, and Craig (2016) found......

C.            Smith, Jones and Craig (2016) found......

D.            Smith Jones, and Craig (2016) found......

QUESTION 18While 12-point Times New Roman was preferred by APA in the past, the seventh edition of the association’s Publication Manual also allows for the use of other fonts, such as s 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, or 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode.

                True

                False

QUESTION 19Words should be used to express any number that begins a sentence, title, or text heading.

  True

  False

QUESTION 20A Level 2 heading in APA should be:

A.            Flush Left, Bold, Title Case Heading

B.            Indented, bold, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.

C.            Centered, Bold, Title Case Heading

D.            Indented, bold, italic, lowercase paragraph heading ending with a period.