This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Chicago Formatting – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chicago Formatting Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the author of the novel? A) John Dillinger. B) O.B. Dickerson. C) Richard Peck. D) S.E. Hinton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Richard Peck. 2. Which group was driven to immigrate largely due to a terrible famine? A) Northern Europeans. B) Western Europeans. C) Irish. D) Southeast Asians. E) Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irish. 3. What percentage of people in Chicago are High school graduate or higher, of persons age 25 years+, 2011-2015? A) 37.7. B) 79.8. C) 82.3. D) 90.3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 82.3. 4. Which of the following best describes the imagery used in the poem 'Chicago'? A) Pastoral and serene. B) Urban and gritty. C) Futuristic and abstract. D) Mythical and legendary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban and gritty. 5. Who told Joey the tale of the brakeman's ghost? A) Effie Wilcox. B) Grandma Dowdel. C) Miz Eubanks. D) L.J. Weidenbach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandma Dowdel. 6. Who does Oscar see when they FIRST arrive at the Palmer House? A) Mama. B) Otis Webber. C) Bruno. D) Jennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jennie. 7. What did the kids find to soothe their burns? A) A water barrel. B) A pond. C) A well. D) A hose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A water barrel. 8. What was the "fortune" that Papa found? A) Gold. B) Jewels. C) Money. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Family. 9. What does the poet suggest about the future of Chicago in the poem? A) It will decline and fall. B) It will remain unchanged. C) It will continue to grow and thrive. D) It will become a cultural capital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will continue to grow and thrive. 10. Why is redlining considered a systemic form of discrimination? A) Because it was based on individual choices. B) Because it was enforced by law and banking policies. C) Because it only occurred in isolated incidents. D) Because it was a short-lived practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it was enforced by law and banking policies. 11. How did the Phantom Brakeman die? A) Miz Eubanks ran over him with her mule. B) Drowned. C) Train accident. D) The Chicago Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Train accident. 12. Why do Mr. Morrow and Joseph doubt they will see each other again? A) Mr. Morrow is leaving town to marry Oscar's mom. B) Joseph will no longer be a cab driver. C) Joseph is not sure he'll survive the fire. D) They will have to move away because Chicago is gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They will have to move away because Chicago is gone. 13. What was the main reason that the middle class and poorer districts in Chicago burned down more easily than other districts in the city did? A) These districts were crossed by miles of pine-block streets and wooden sidewalks. B) These districts contained many wooden buildings that were built closely together. C) Chicago had been built largely on soggy marshland. D) The buildings in these districts had wooden decorations painted to look like marble or stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) These districts contained many wooden buildings that were built closely together. 14. I am the only remaining building from the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Today I am a museum where you can visit a coal mine, see a model train, or "fly" in an airplane A) John Hancock Tower. B) Midway Airport. C) Museum of science and industry. D) Adler Planetarium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Museum of science and industry. 15. Chicago blackhawks have less Stanley cups than the New Rangers A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. In Chicago Style, the list of all your sources at the end of your paper is called a ..... A) Works Cited List. B) Cited References List. C) Bibliography. D) References List. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bibliography. 17. What does "looting" mean? A) Taking something that is not yours; robbing. B) Walking slowly and with heavy steps. C) Running at full speed over a short distance. D) Causing to run away in headlong panic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking something that is not yours; robbing. 18. Which is a business model in which a conglomeration of several different companies combine together? A) Trust. B) Corporation. C) Sole proprietorship. D) Partnership. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trust. 19. Which sentence is written in passive voice? A) The skyscrapers in Chicago were designed by famous architects. B) The Chicago River flows backward. C) Chicago hosts many music festivals. D) Tourists visit Chicago every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The skyscrapers in Chicago were designed by famous architects. 20. To what does the red portion of the citation below refer?1. Henry David Thoreau, "Walking, " in The Making of the American Essay, ed. John D'Agata (Minneapolis:Graywolf Press, 2016), 177-78. A) Journal Title. B) Journal Article Title. C) Book Title. D) Chapter Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chapter Title. 21. What is the effect of the repetition in 'Chicago Poet'? A) It highlights the speaker's confusion. B) It adds to the poem's complexity. C) It creates a sense of rhythm. D) It emphasizes the theme of identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It emphasizes the theme of identity. 22. Which best describes Joe's age when he is narrating the story? A) He is a teenager. B) He is middle-aged. C) He is an old man. D) He is a young man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is an old man. 23. Why does talk of fire frighten Mama and Oscar? A) Papa died in a fire. B) A forest fire nearly destroyed their home. C) Oscar's school burned down. D) They burned themselves making dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A forest fire nearly destroyed their home. 24. How does the poet address the criticisms of Chicago in the poem? A) By ignoring them. B) By accepting and embracing them. C) By refuting them. D) By mocking them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By accepting and embracing them. 25. What was the 'Black Belt' in Chicago? A) A region known for its industrial jobs. B) An area where African Americans were primarily limited to live. C) A popular tourist destination. D) A famous shopping district. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area where African Americans were primarily limited to live. 26. What did Oscar think the worst part of his surroundings was as they made their way through the burning streets? A) The bright sky. B) The terrified people. C) The howling wind. D) The howling dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The howling wind. 27. Which sentence uses the correct comparative form? A) Chicago is larger than New York. B) Chicago is more larger than New York. C) Chicago is most large than New York. D) Chicago is large than New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chicago is larger than New York. 28. "Fierce as a dog with tongue lapping for action, " is an example of what? A) Diction. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 29. What year was the Art Institute of Chicago built? A) 1901. B) 1888. C) 1910. D) 1893. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1893. 30. Why did Oscar move to Chicago? A) His mom married Mr. Morrow and that's where he lives. B) He wanted to move to Chicago. C) His house burned down. D) His family lived there. 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