Citing Sources

Question 1

What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

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A: I retold the main ideas of the passage.; B: I used my own words.; C: I wrote about what a hero is.

Question 2

“Astronaut Bio: Neil Armstrong (08/2012)” is the .

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C: title

Question 3

Which periodical citation correctly uses MLA style?

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A: Lidz, Franz. “Revenge of the Vikings.” Smithsonian 1 Mar. 2014: 44–49. Web.

Question 4

Which MLA web source citations are formatted correctly? Check all that apply.Wolfson, Elijah. “Newsweek Names a Mars Crater.” Newsweek. Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2014. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.Herman, Barbara. “Where’s the Fire?” Newsweek. Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. Niesen, Joan. “Learning to Cope: Disabled Vet Hunt Finds Freedom as Paralympic Skier.” Sports Illustrated. Web. 27 Feb. 2014.A Mighty Girl. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. Kloc, Joe. “Kepler Mission Finds Hundreds More Planets.” 2 Feb. 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.

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A: Wolfson, Elijah. “Newsweek Names a Mars Crater.” Newsweek. Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2014. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.; B: Herman, Barbara. “Where’s the Fire?” Newsweek. Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.

Question 5

Which in-text citation is formatted correctly?

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B: Odysseus “addressed them, sore at heart” (Homer 14).

Question 6

There are some formatting errors in this bibliography page. Which corrections should be made? Check all that apply.

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B: There should be a double space between each citation.; C: The citation entries should be in alphabetical order.; E: The second and third lines of the last entry should be indented.

Question 7

Which phrases best describe plagiarism? Check all that apply.presenting someone else’s words as if they were your ownusing someone else’s idea without giving him or her creditquoting and citing information as a reference or sourceusing an idea you found online and claiming it as your ownpresenting your own original ideas

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A: presenting someone else’s words as if they were your own; B: using someone else’s idea without giving him or her credit; D: using an idea you found online and claiming it as your own

Question 8

Johnson Space Center is the .

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A: website

Question 9

N.p. indicates the .

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B: publisher

Question 10

Web refers to the .

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D: medium

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