Referencing and citations: MCQ Voting activity

Here are some examples of referencing questions you may want to ask. The answers are highlighted in red.

  1. What is a citation?
  1. A list at the end of a chapter or essay giving full details of sources referenced within the essay
  2. Appears in the text of your essay, wherever you use a quote or incorporate an idea you have picked up from another source
  3. Appears at the bottom of a page or chapter and gives a reference to sources used within the text.
  1. When referencing a website, it is important to include
  1. The search engine used
  2. The number of times you have accessed the page
  3. The date you last accessed the page
  4. The type of site
  1. When referencing a journal article it is important to include
  1. The publishers details
  2. The page numbers of the article
  3. The editor(s) of the journal
  4. Place of publication
  1. What type of reference is the following an example of

Hampson, N. 1981. The Enlightenment in France. In:Porter R and Teich, M.eds. The Enlightenment in national context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp.41-53

  1. Book
  2. Journal article
  3. Website
  4. Chapter in a book
  1. Which is the correct reference for the following online journal article (Harvard Style)
  1. Jacob, D and Winner, D. 2009. Effect of climate change on air quality. Atmospheric Environment.[Online]. 43(1), pp.51-63. [Accessed 24th March 2010]. Available from:
  2. Jacob, D and D Winner. 2009. Effect of climate change on air quality. Atmospheric Environment [online]. 43(1), pp51-63. Available from:
  3. Jacob, D and Winner,D. 2009. Effect of climate change on air quality. Atmospheric Environment [online]. 43(1), [Accessed 24th March 2010], pp51-63. Available from:
  4. Jacob, D and Winner,D. 2009. Effect of climate change on air quality. Atmospheric Environment.43(1), [Accessed 24th March 2010], pp51-63. Available from:
  1. In the Harvard system of referencing, your bibliography should be ordered:

a.Numerically

b.By material type

c.Alphabetically by authors surname

d.In the order they appear within your text

e.Date order, with the latest date appearing first

  1. Which of the following do you not need to provide a reference for:

a.An image found on the web

b.Someone else’s ideas that you have put in your own word (paraphrase)

c.Quotation

d.Data you have collected e.g.interviews

  1. When summarising the ideas from two different sources which citation is correct (Harvard Style)

a.Smith, 2008 and Adams, 2009

b.SMITH, A 2008, ADAMS, B 2009

c.Smith, 2008; Adams, 2009

d.Smith, 2008 & Adams, 2009

  1. What does 15(2) mean in a journal article reference

a.Issue 15, volume 2

b.Page 15, volume 2

c.Volume 15, issue 2

d.Volume 15, page 2

  1. When using a direct quotation from a source in your work what should your citation look like (Harvard style)

a.Smith, 2008, p.15

b.Smith, 2008

c.SMITH 2008 p15

d.SMITH 2008