Academic Writing Quiz # 2

Which element is necessary to a strong argument?

a thesis statement that makes a claim

evidence to support a claim

an acknowledgment of opposing views

(All of these)

Which are discouraged in many forms of academic writing?

(All of these)

colloquial language

contractions

abbreviations

What voice is most appropriate to adopt for academic writing?

folksy and verbose

pretentious and stylized

impassioned and emotional

objective and confident

Choose the most correct option for a piece of academic writing: "The complete data of experiment results were ____ in the New England Journal of Medicine later that year."

unfurled

put on display

published

put out

What is the best approach to using jargon or technical terms in academic writing?

Jargon and technical terms should be used when appropriate for precision and authority.

Jargon and technical terms should be used in the body of the writing, but never in an introduction or conclusion.

It should be avoided; only vocabulary that will be familiar to the average person should be used.

Technical language should be used as frequently as possible, to demonstrate your mastery of the subject.

Which section of an academic paper evaluates the current body of published work in the field?

methodology

literature review

introduction

works cited

What is deductive reasoning?

reasoning from general premises to a specific conclusion

reasoning from specific information to broader conclusions

What is the relationship between a thesis statement and a topic sentence?

a thesis statement can appear anywhere in the work; a topic sentence must be at the beginning of a paragraph

the work as a whole has a thesis statement; each paragraph has a topic sentence

there can be many thesis statements, but only one topic sentence

the thesis statement is implied and abstract; the topic sentence is the literal statement of the thesis

Which of the following is not included in an MLA-style reference for a book?

place of publication

page count

publisher

title and edition number (if any)

What is the primary difference between a Works Cited list and a Bibliography?

(None of these)

A Works Cited list is considered more formal than a Bibliography.

APA style calls for "Works Cited"; MLA style calls for "Bibliography."

A Works Cited list includes only references that are cited in the text, while a Bibliography includes all sources consulted.

Which is most likely to be an effective strategy for avoiding plagiarism when researching?

never copying down direct quotations

focusing on secondary sources

keeping careful track of sources

using the Cornell method for note-taking

Choose the best thesis statement:

Mozart's work contains many masonic symbols.

The masonic symbols within Mozart's works reveal a subtler, politically-minded artist than was originally thought.

Mozart was a great composer.

The masonic symbols in Mozart's work are significant in understanding his beliefs.

When is it permissible to copy verbatim from a source without citation or quotation marks?

(None of these)

when the material is in the public domain (no longer under copyright)

when the material is freely available online

when the purpose of the copying satisfies the tests for fair use

Which style of citation would be most appropriate for academic work in the social sciences?

MLA

APA

Chicago

Bluebook

The correct APA reference format in Academic Writing out of the following

Friedman, H. S. (Ed.). (1990). Personality and disease. New York.

H.S. Friedman (Ed.). Personality and disease. New York: Wiley.

Friedman, H.S. (Ed.). Personality and disease. New York: Wiley.

Friedman, H. S. (Ed.). (1990). Personality and disease. New York: Wiley.

In academics, a 'discourse community' refers to:

the departmental faculty of one specific field, within one institution or more than one institutions within a geographical area

an event or conference where scholars can come together and discuss developments in their field

(none of these)

a group of scholars who are primarily engaged and interested in a given field

What is the in-text citation format for Harvard style of formatting?

Author and year; Author page no.; Author and publisher, Author and title

Author, year, page no.

Which of the following is an acceptable way to cite a web source according to the Chicago Manual of Style?

"http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Criminal-Investigation-Issues-Annual-Report" March 2014

United States Internal Revenue Service. "IRS Criminal Investigation Issues Annual Report." Irs.gov. Accessed 10 March 2014. http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Criminal-Investigation-Issues-Annual-Report.

"IRS Criminal Investigation Issues Annual Report" irs.gov 2014 Web 10 Mar 2014

US IRS: "IRS Criminal Investigation Issues Annual Report," irs.gov, http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-Criminal-Investigation-Issues-Annual-Report

What is a difference between "Works Cited" and "References"?

MLA style calls for "Works Cited"; APA style calls for "References."

(None of these)

A Works Cited list is considered more scientific than References.

A Works Cited list is only appropriate in legal and medical contexts.

What is the primary difference between the MLA and Chicago styles of citation?

MLA requires a bibliography, while Chicago calls for a list of works cited.

MLA generally uses parenthetical citations, while Chicago generally uses footnotes or endnotes.

MLA is more appropriate for scholarly use.

MLA is more focused on date of publication, while Chicago emphasizes authorship.

Which is a quality of a good thesis statement?

it is inarguably true

it makes a claim

it defines a broad scope for discussion

it makes an observation

All of the following are acceptable structures (in order) for an academic paper EXCEPT:

introduction, argument, methodology, background, bibliography

abstract, background, argument, conclusion, list of works cited

abstract, introduction, methodology, results, conclusion, list of works cited

introduction, background, argument, conclusion, bibliography

Is it appropriate to use the pronouns "I" or "you" in academic writing?

It depends on the writer's level of expertise and authority.

Yes, doing so makes the writer more approachable.

No, it is never appropriate.

It depends on the discipline and the type of paper.

The practice of weaving pre-existing works into new ones is called:

intersectionality

intertextuality

intratextuality

intrasectionality

What should distinguish an academic piece of writing from a general one, even if the author and topic are the same?

the thesis statement

a general publication should not include citations of any kind

an academic publication should not include citations of any kind

the audience for which the work is intended

One significant difference between citation guidelines according to the MLA Handbook and Chicago Manual of Style is:

Chicago allows footnotes for text citations, while MLA does not.

MLA discourages the use of internet sources, while Chicago does not.

MLA allows footnotes for text citations, while Chicago does not.

MLA requires that a book's title be included in an in-text citation, while Chicago does not.

What is included in an MLA-style in-text citation?

title and publisher

author and page number

title and author

author and publication date

The MLA and Chicago styles of citation are most commonly used in which discipline?

medicine

humanities

social sciences

law

What is inductive reasoning?

reasoning from specific information to broader conclusions

reasoning from general premises to a specific conclusion

Phrases like "sort of," "seems to," and "may be" are classified as what?

appositive phrases

weasel words

hedging words

illocutionary acts

Quiz:	Academic Writing Quiz # 2
Subject:	Basic Academic Writing
Total Questions:	234 MCQs
Time:	234 Minutes