Turabian Practice Test

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    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   They must be at least 3 lines long.
    2.   They must be at least 2 sentences.
    3.   They should be single-spaced.
    4.   All of the above.
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   After the final period.
    2.   After the second quotation mark.
    3.   Between the comma and the second quotation mark.
    4.   Nowhere. Since the author's name is given, no footnote (or endnote) is needed.
    1.   Every time the source is cited.
    2.   Only the first time the source is cited.
    3.   Only when the source has not been named in the text.
    4.   Never.
    1.   That you weren't able to find the source for the information.
    2.   That there is no author for the text.
    3.   That the note refers to the same information as the previous citation.
    4.   That the source was cited somewhere else in the text but not necessarily in the previous reference.
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   The above example is not a correct note citation.
    2.   Note citations like the above example should only be used in endnotes, not footnotes.
    3.   Citations like the above example indicate that the full note citation has been given previously.
    4.   Only the author's last name and page number are used when citing a source for the first time.
    1.   Because this is note format, the author's last name should go first.
    2.   Because this is note format, all of the periods (except the last one) should be replaced with commas.
    3.   Because this is note format, the page number does not need to be included with the citation.
    4.   There is no problem with the citation.
    1.   This is correct note citation if it is the first time this book is used in the text.
    2.   This format should be used as a note citation every time this book is used in the text.
    3.   Because this is bibliography format for a book, the page number does not need to be included.
    4.   Because this is note format for a book, the commas should each be replaced with periods.
    1.   This is the correct format for listing a journal in the footnotes (or endnotes).
    2.   This citation is incorrect because only the first letter of the first word of the title should be capitalized.
    3.   This is the correct format for listing a journal in the bibliography.
    4.   Because this is note format, the journal title, volume number, issue number, and year should be in parentheses.
    1.   The page number should be placed at the bottom center of the first page of text. On subsequent pages, the number should appear in the upper right-hand corner.
    2.   The page number should be placed in the upper right-hand corner of all pages.
    3.   Each page should include a running header with the author's last name and page number in the upper right-hand corner.
    4.   There is no need to include page numbers in Turabian format.
    1.   A writing tutor
    2.   My professor
    3.   The Turabian manual
    4.   All of the above
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    4.   Biology

 Last Updated 7/19/05