This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Harvard Referencing – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harvard Referencing Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. List the components of a reference for an online journal article in Harvard referencing style. A) Author(s). (Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. URL. B) Author(s). (Year). Article title. Magazine Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. URL. C) Author(s). (Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. Publisher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author(s). (Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page numbers. URL. 2. Steve Jobs says, "My second story is about love and loss." What is the central idea of this story? A) You should never settle for doing something less than your best. B) Loss is the most unfortunate part of life. C) Sometimes it takes losing something to finally discover what you love to do. D) Starting over made Jobs feel like a beginner again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sometimes it takes losing something to finally discover what you love to do. 3. If you paraphrase information from a source, what must you include in your Harvard in-text citation? A) Only the page number. B) Only the author and year. C) Author, year, and page number (if applicable). D) Only the title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author, year, and page number (if applicable). 4. When citing a journal article, which of the following details is essential? A) Title of the journal. B) Color of the journal cover. C) Journal's country of origin. D) Number of pages in the journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title of the journal. 5. It is important that every work that you cited appears in your reference list. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. In a report a reference list should have a section numberTrue or False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Why is referencing important? A) Explains where the ideas you are writing about come from. B) Helps avoid plagiarism. C) Gives recognition. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. To get top marks in my essay for referencing, I should ..... A) Refer only to websites. B) Refer to 2-3 sources, and link these to my arguments in my essay. C) Refer only to books. D) Refer only to sources written in the last two years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refer to 2-3 sources, and link these to my arguments in my essay. 9. How should you format an in-text citation when quoting directly from a source in Harvard referencing? A) (Smith, 2020:p.15). B) (Smith, 2020, p.15). C) (Smith 2020, p.15). D) (Smith; 2020; p.15). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Smith, 2020, p.15). 10. What is the correct format for citing information from an online journal article? A) Author, publication year, article title in quotation marks, journal title in italics, volume, issue, page numbers, URL. B) Author, article title, journal title, URL. C) Author, publication year, journal title in bold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author, publication year, article title in quotation marks, journal title in italics, volume, issue, page numbers, URL. 11. How should page numbers be included in citations? A) Only for paraphrasing. B) Only for direct quotes. C) For both paraphrasing and direct quotes. D) Not required at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only for direct quotes. 12. What is the primary purpose of Harvard referencing? A) To make documents look professional. B) To acknowledge and give credit to sources. C) To confuse readers with complex citations. D) To increase the length of academic papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To acknowledge and give credit to sources. 13. What is referencing important for when writing academic work? A) To make your essay longer. B) To give credit and avoid plagiarism. C) To make your work look professional. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give credit and avoid plagiarism. 14. True or false:According to HEP, you should avoid bacon and cold cut meats? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What is included in the reference list in Harvard style? A) Only the sources that are directly quoted in the text. B) All the sources cited in the text, arranged alphabetically by author's surname. C) Sources arranged by publication date. D) Sources listed in the order they appear in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the sources cited in the text, arranged alphabetically by author's surname. 16. My BFF's instagram A) Credible source. B) Not a credible source. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not a credible source. 17. Website reference:Qantas Airways 2015, 'Corporate governance structure', Qantas, viewed 25 February 2017, http://www.qantas.com.au.info/about/corporateGovernanceThe website was published in: A) 2017. B) 2015. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2015. 18. When an author uses statistics and data, does it help to make the information more reliable? A) No. B) Don't know. C) Yes. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 19. An indirect quote requires the following reference information: A) Author's family name, year and page number. B) Author's family name, year. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's family name, year. 20. What is the error in this inline citation for a website? "Research shows a significant increase in renewable energy adoption (Energy Information Administration, 2021)." A) The organization's name should not be used as an author. B) The URL should be included in the inline citation. C) The author's name is missing. D) The year should be placed before the author's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's name is missing. 21. What was the cause of a woman's screaming when she walked out into the hallway of the theater late one night? A) She was working alone. B) She saw a pale women hovering in the air. C) She found a fire burning in the fireplace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She saw a pale women hovering in the air. 22. Which of the following is the correct way to reference a chapter in an edited book? A) Author(s) of chapter (Year) Title of chapter. Publisher, page numbers. B) Author(s) of chapter (Year) 'Title of chapter', in Editor(s) (ed(s).) Title of Book. Publisher, page numbers. C) Author(s) of chapter (Year) Title of Book. Publisher, page numbers. D) Editor(s) (Year) 'Title of chapter', Title of Book. Publisher, page numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author(s) of chapter (Year) 'Title of chapter', in Editor(s) (ed(s).) Title of Book. Publisher, page numbers. 23. Which of the following is NOT a component of a standard Harvard reference for a printed book? A) Year of publication. B) Author(s). C) Title. D) URL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) URL. 24. How should you format an in-text citation for a direct quote in Harvard referencing? A) Author's last name and page number in parentheses. B) Author's initials and publication year in parentheses. C) Author's full name and birth date in parentheses. D) Author's last name and favorite color in parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's last name and page number in parentheses. 25. What is the correct format for an in-text citation in Harvard referencing when the author's name is part of the sentence? A) (Smith, 2020). B) Smith (2020). C) (Smith, p. 2020). D) (2020, Smith). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smith (2020). 26. What should you do if a source has more than three authors? A) Use the first author's last name followed by 'et al.' in citations. B) Cite the source without mentioning any authors. C) List all authors' names in the citation. D) Use only the last author's name in citations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use the first author's last name followed by 'et al.' in citations. 27. What is the correct way to cite, for the first time in that text, a source with 4 authors in-text using Harvard style? A) Use 'and colleagues' after the first mention. B) Use only the first author's last name. C) Use 'et al.' after the first mention. D) Write out all authors every time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Write out all authors every time. 28. The Harvard Exit Theater is located A) At Harvard University. B) In Seattle, Washington. C) On the highway. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In Seattle, Washington. 29. Which of the following is NOT a correct practice in Harvard referencing? A) Including all sources cited in your essay in the reference list. B) Using consistent formatting throughout the reference list. C) Omitting page numbers for direct quotations. D) Alphabetising the reference list by author surname. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omitting page numbers for direct quotations. 30. Butcher, C. (2015) Describing what students should learn. in Fry, H., Ketteridge, S. and Marshall, S. (eds.) A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education. 4$^{th}$ ed. Abingdon:Routledge, pp.80-93.This is for a? A) Chapter within an edited book. B) A book with two authors. C) An edited book. D) A book with three authors. 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