This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Chicago Formatting – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Chicago Formatting Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The author explains that most buildings in Chicago in 1871 were made of wood. How does this detail support the idea that Chicago was a city ready to burn? A) Chicago grew quickly. B) Wood burns very easily. C) Wood is a popular building material. D) Bricks do not burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wood burns very easily. 2. My exhibitions feature famous paintings and sculpture. Two lions stand guard at my front entrance. A) The Republic. B) Museum of Science and Industry. C) Oak Street Beach. D) Art Institute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Art Institute. 3. What does smoldering mean? A) Embers on fire in a firepit. B) Burning, with smoke and no flame. C) Blazing fire. D) Hot water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning, with smoke and no flame. 4. Even though the Chicago Fire of 1871 was allaround me, I was left standing. Chicago needed a lot more of the first word in my name tostop the fire. A) O'Leary Barn. B) Chinatown. C) Water tower. D) Fort Dearborn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water tower. 5. Antonym for freight A) Cargo. B) Unload. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unload. 6. What is the meaning of "haunted" ? A) To reappear continually. B) To move about quickly in search of. C) A sudden forward rush or reach. D) Showing a cautious distrust of someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reappear continually. 7. In "Wilderness, " what is Sandburg's attitude toward the wilderness he has inside himself? A) He welcomes it because it is part of what makes him human. B) He dislikes it because it is primitive and ancient. C) He distrusts it because it makes him wild and unpredictable. D) He hates it because it is causes him want to be cruel and to kill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He welcomes it because it is part of what makes him human. 8. What literary period does 'Chicago Poet' belong to? A) Romanticism. B) Modernism. C) Victorian. D) Postmodernism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modernism. 9. Which organizational plan is used in the sentence below: "In the 1850s, they raised many of the streets five to eight feet to install a sewer system ..... " A) Point of View text structure. B) Narrative text structure. C) Spatial text structure. D) Compare and Contrast text structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spatial text structure. 10. Who blew up Grandma Dowdel's mailbox? A) The sherriff. B) The Cowboys. C) The Cowgills. D) The Gillcows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Cowgills. 11. How do you title your citation page? A) Works Cited. B) Resources. C) Bibliography Page. D) References. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bibliography Page. 12. Who is the author of A Long Way from Chicago? A) Lois Sachar. B) Rodman Philbrick. C) Suzanne Collins. D) Rick Rioardan. E) Richard Peck. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Richard Peck. 13. How long is the mayoral term in Chicago? A) 1 year. B) 2 years. C) 3 years. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4 years. 14. True or false:Literary nonfiction texts have elements of fiction and nonfiction because they tell about a topic while telling a story. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. What is the left behind puppy's name? A) Spot. B) Lucky. C) Joe. D) Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucky. 16. What is the significance of the phrase 'City of the Big Shoulders' in the poem 'Chicago'? A) It refers to the city's architecture. B) It symbolizes the city's strength and resilience. C) It describes the city's geographical location. D) It highlights the city's cultural diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It symbolizes the city's strength and resilience. 17. Did the chicago fire throw all of chicago? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 18. Oscar thought Chicago had a wonderful smell when he arrived. A) True. B) False. C) The story doesn't tell us what he thinks . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Whose boat did Grandma and the children borrow? A) Effie Wilcox's. B) Grandpa Dowdel's. C) Ernie Cowgill's. D) Mr. Weidenbach's. E) O.B. Dickerson's. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) O.B. Dickerson's. 20. What happens when Oscar sees the firefighters arrive to put out the fire? A) They use all their water, but get the fire out. B) They move the fire away from the Palmer House. C) The flames get too tall and the firefighters can't put the fire out. D) The firefighters ask Oscar to help them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The flames get too tall and the firefighters can't put the fire out. 21. What is the noise they hear outside of Grandma's house? A) Her neighbors being loud. B) Effie Wilcox trying to annoy Grandma. C) Drifters walking through the town. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drifters walking through the town. 22. What is Jay and Haileys ship name A) Buzek. B) Upstead. C) Manstead. D) Stellaride. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upstead. 23. If you found a journal article in digital form (e.g. on JStor or via the Google Drive), but that source exists in print (as a book or in an academic journal), then you can cite it as a print source. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. When Oscar followed Jennie home, what does he eventually see sitting on her lap? A) A little boy. B) His suitcases. C) A book. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A little boy. 25. 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