This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Harvard Referencing – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Harvard Referencing Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Reference lists in Harvard Style are not arranged alphabetically by the first author. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. How should a book reference appear in the reference list using Harvard referencing? A) Smith, J. (2020). Policing in Britain. London:Routledge. B) Smith, J., 2020. Policing in Britain. London:Routledge. C) Smith J 2020 Policing in Britain London Routledge. D) Smith, J. Policing in Britain. Routledge, London, 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smith, J. (2020). Policing in Britain. London:Routledge. 3. How is an in-text citation formatted in Harvard referencing? A) (Year, Author's Last Name). B) (Author's Last Name). C) (Author's First Name, Year). D) (Author's Last Name, Year). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Author's Last Name, Year). 4. How should a book with multiple authors be formatted in the reference list in Harvard referencing? A) Smith, J. and Brown, A. (2020). *Title of the Book*. Publisher. B) Smith, J. & Brown, A. (2020). Title of the Book. Publisher. C) Smith, J., Brown, A. (2020). *Title of the Book*. Publisher. D) Smith, J. and Brown, A. (2020). Title of the Book, Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smith, J. and Brown, A. (2020). *Title of the Book*. Publisher. 5. Identify the correct format for an inline citation from a website authored by an organization. A) (NASA, 2022). B) (NASA 2022). C) (NASA. 2022). D) (NASA:2022). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (NASA, 2022). 6. What is the importance of referencing in academic writing? A) Referencing is only necessary for fiction writing. B) It has no importance in academic writing. C) It gives credit to the original sources of information, helps to avoid plagiarism, and allows readers to locate the sources for further study. D) It is important to confuse readers with multiple sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gives credit to the original sources of information, helps to avoid plagiarism, and allows readers to locate the sources for further study. 7. What are the two stages of highlighting other people's work in your own using the Harvard referencing system? A) Quoting and paraphrasing. B) None of the above. C) Citing and referencing. D) Summarizing and analyzing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citing and referencing. 8. What is required in a citation when quoting directly from a source? A) Author's surname, year of publication, and page number. B) Author's surname and year of publication. C) Title of the work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's surname, year of publication, and page number. 9. Identify the mistake in this inline citation: "The study indicates a rise in global temperatures (IPCC 2021)." A) The year should be in brackets. B) A comma is missing after IPCC. C) The full name of the organization should be used. D) The URL should be included. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma is missing after IPCC. 10. What is the correct format for citing a chapter in a book? A) Book's title. Author. Chapter title. (Date). Source. B) Chapter title. In Book's title. (Date). Author. Source. C) Author. (Date). Chapter title. In Book's title. Source. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author. (Date). Chapter title. In Book's title. Source. 11. How should an ebook be cited in the reference list? A) Anderson, P. (2017). Digital Marketing. 4th edn. Kindle edition. London:Marketing Press. B) Anderson, P. (2017). Digital Marketing (4th edn.). London:Marketing Press. C) Anderson, P. (2017). Digital Marketing. 4th edition. London:Marketing Press. Available as an eBook. D) Anderson, P. (2017). Digital Marketing. 4th edn. London:Marketing Press. Available at:[insert URL here]. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anderson, P. (2017). Digital Marketing. 4th edn. Kindle edition. London:Marketing Press. 12. Harvard referencing contains reference information inside the text and at the end. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What does 'et al.' stand for and when is it used? A) "And others"; used when there are four or more authors. B) "End text"; used at the end of a citation. C) "Edited text"; used for edited volumes. D) "And also"; used when citing additional works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "And others"; used when there are four or more authors. 14. In what city does this story take place? A) Cambridge. B) Florida. C) New York City. D) Houston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New York City. 15. Where does the reference list go in your assignment? A) Beginning of my assignment. B) Middle of my assignment. C) End of my assignment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End of my assignment. 16. Which of the following is an example of a correct reference entry for a journal article in the Manchester Harvard style? A) Johnson, S. (2018). The Impact of Climate Change. Nature, 432(7100), 543-548. B) Nature, 432(7100), 543-548. Johnson, S. (2018). The Impact of Climate Change. C) The Impact of Climate Change. Johnson, S. (2018). Nature, 432(7100), 543-548. D) Johnson, S. Nature, 432(7100), 543-548. (2018). The Impact of Climate Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Johnson, S. (2018). The Impact of Climate Change. Nature, 432(7100), 543-548. 17. Which of the following best summarizes the third story in the commencement address? A) Jobs faced death and realized that life is short, so it shouldn't be wasted on things we do not enjoy. B) Jobs had a life-saving surgery to cure him of pancreatic cancer. C) Jobs wants college graduates to be happy with their career choice. D) Jobs faced death and wished that he had spent more time creating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jobs faced death and realized that life is short, so it shouldn't be wasted on things we do not enjoy. 18. How should you cite a source with 2-3 authors? A) List all surnames with 'and'. B) List all surnames with an ampersand (&). C) Use the first author's surname followed by 'et al.'. D) Use only the first author's surname. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) List all surnames with an ampersand (&). 19. What is the correct format for in-text referencing using the Harvard style for a direct quotation? A) Author's last name, year, page number. B) Author's last name, page number. C) Title of the source, year, page number. D) Author's first name, year, page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's last name, year, page number. 20. Storey (2013) Electronics:A systems approach. 5$^{th}$ ed. Harlow:Pearson.Is this correct or incorrect? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 21. What technique is commonly used to include external information in academic works? A) Paraphrasing. B) Summarizing. C) Quoting. D) Citing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrasing. 22. What is the main idea of "Strange Happenings at the Harvard Exit Theater? A) Some employees at the Harvard Exit Theater saw a transparent female figure dressed in clothing dating from the early 1900s. B) For many years, strange things happened in a Seattle theater. C) Since 1968, employees at the Harvard Exit Theater in Seattle have heard strange noises and seen ghostly figures in the building. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since 1968, employees at the Harvard Exit Theater in Seattle have heard strange noises and seen ghostly figures in the building. 23. Which of the following is the correct format for an in-text citation in Harvard referencing when paraphrasing a single author? A) (Smith, 2020). B) Smith (2020). C) (2020, Smith). D) (Smith:2020). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Smith, 2020). 24. Where does a citation occur in academic writing? A) In-text. B) Reference list. C) Only when a direct quote is used?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In-text. 25. Anaya is writing a research paper and she comes across a situation where she wants to refer to Lily's work which was mentioned in Isla's research paper. What should Anaya do in this case? A) Do not cite any source. B) Cite only Isla's research paper in the text and reference list. C) Cite only Lily's work in the text and reference list. D) Cite both Lily's work and Isla's research paper in the text and include both in the reference list. 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