7. $300 Question from Format
How many spaces between
the lines in an APA-formatted paper?
8. $300 Answer from Format
The paper should be
double-spaced throughout.
9. $400 Question from Format
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What information goes on the cover
page of a paper in APA format?
10. $400 Answer from Format
PAGE HEADER AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE
At the left, the shortened title; at the
right, just the page number
CENTERED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE
• The full title of the paper
• The student’s first and last name
• The course number
•The date
•The instructor’s name
11. $500 Question from Format
What fonts should be used
for APA-formatted papers?
12. $500 Answer from Format
Arial or Times New Roman or
Courier) in 12-point.
13. $100 Question from Citations
For a direct quotation when the
author is not named in the text,
what is needed in the parenthetical
in-text citation?
14. $100 Answer from Citations
In the parenthetical citation,
include the author’s last name,
the year of publication, and
the page number.
15. $200 Question from Citations
What does a citation with
two authors look like?
16. $200 Answer from Citations
List both authors’ last names
connected with an ampersand,
e.g., (V’Marie & D’Marie, 2004).
17. $300 Question from Citations
What do you do when there
are three to five authors?
18. $300 Answer from Citations
In the first citation, name all the
authors; in the second and
subsequent references to the work,
generally give only the first author’s
name followed by “et al.”
19. $400 Question from Citations
What about citations to sources
with six or more authors?
20. $400 Answer from Citations
For six or more authors, even in the
first citation, give only the first author’s
name, followed by “et al.”
21. $500 Question from Citations
What do you do if a direct quotation
has more than 40 words in it?
22. $500 Answer from Citations
Set them off from the text by
indenting all lines five spaces,
double-spacing above and below –
do not use quotation marks. Some
instructors may want the text
double-spaced.
23. $100 Question from References
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is the rule for capitalizing
the titles of books and articles in
the Reference list?
24. $100 Answer from References
Capitalize only the first word of
the title, the first word of the
subtitle, and all proper nouns.
25. $200 Question from References
Is the reference list single-
spaced or double-spaced?
26. $200 Answer from References
Double-space throughout – unless
your instructor requests single-spacing.
If you do single-space the entries
themselves, double-space between them.
28. $300 Answer from References
Alphabetically by first
authors’ last names.
29. $400 Question from References
How is the author’s name
depicted in the reference
for source material?
30. $400 Answer from References
The author’s last name is provided,
but the first and middle names are
reduced to initials followed by
periods. For example:
V’Marie, D.
31. $500 Question from References
Does a reference that involves two
authors include a comma?
32. $500 Answer from References
Yes – there is a comma after the
initial for the first author’s first
name and before the ampersand:
V’Marie, D., & Shakespeare, W.
33. $100 Question from Samples
Right or wrong?
(NOTE: Disregard lack of indentation)
Rodriguez, Richard. (1982). A hunger of
memory: The Education of Richard
Rodriguez. Boston: Godine.
34. $100 Answer from Samples
Wrong. An initial should be used
for the author’s first name and
only the first word in the subtitle
(The) should be capitalized. The
title should be italicized.
Rodriguez, R. (1982). A hunger of memory:
The education of Richard Rodriguez. Boston:
Godine.
35. $200 Question from Samples
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Right or wrong?
(NOTE: Disregard lack of indentation)
Nitwit, J. and F. Shrewd. (1995). Latitudinal
Research in the Study of Behavioral
Dependence. New York: Academic Press.
36. $200 Answer from Samples
Wrong. There’s a comma before the
ampersand – even with only two authors.
Last name comes first, even for the second
author. The title should be in italics and
only the first word should be capitalized.
Nitwit, J., & Shrewd, F. (1995).
Latitudinal research in the study of
behavioral dependence. New York:
Academic Press.
37. $300 Question from Samples
Right or wrong?
(NOTE: Disregard lack of indentation)
Gardner, T. (1998). Multiple intelligences:
A case for alternative schools. (2nd ed.)
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
38. $300 Answer from Samples
Wrong. The edition number in parentheses
follows the title and is followed by a period.
Gardner, T. (1998). Multiple intelligences:
A case for alternative schools. (2nd ed.).
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
39. $400 Question from Samples
Right or wrong?
(NOTE: Disregard lack of indentation)
Sarandon, S. (2002, March). Guide to
Adoption: When should you engage in
International adoption? Psychological
Bulletin 9(2), 20-23.
40. $400 Answer from Samples
Wrong. The title of the article should
not be in italics, but the title of the
journal and the volume number should
be. Only capitalize the first word of the
title and the first word of the sub-title.
Sarandon, S. (2002, March). Guide to
adoption: When should you engage in
international adoption? Psychological
Bulletin 9(2), 20-23.
41. $500 Question from Samples
Right or wrong?
(NOTE: Disregard lack of indentation)
Ireland, V. (2006, March 2). Gains
reported for education. The New York
Times on the Web. Retrieved March
10, 2006, from http://www.nytimes.com/
2006/03/02/national/02/WELF.html
42. $500 Answer from Samples
Right!
Ireland, V. (2006, March 2). Gains
reported for education. The New York
Times on the Web. Retrieved March
10, 2006, from http://www.nytimes.com/
2006/03/02/national/02/WELF.html
43. $100 Question from Miscellany
Can you use contractions (for example,
“don’t” instead of “do not”) in an APA
paper?
44. $100 Answer from Miscellany
No.
Do not use contractions in APA format.
45. $200 Question from Miscellany
How many spaces do you put after a
period in APA format?
46. $200 Answer from Miscellany
One or two spaces, but be consistent.
47. $300 Question from Miscellany
Can you hyphenate a word at
the end of a line in APA
format?
48. $300 Answer from Miscellany
No.
You may have to turn off the hyphenation
feature on your word processor program
to prevent this end-of-line hyphenation.
49. $400 Question from Miscellany
Can you shorten the name of the publisher?
50. $400 Answer from Miscellany
Yes.
Use shortened names for many publishers,
such as “Morrow” for “William Morrow”
and omit “Co.,” “Inc.,” and “Publishers.”
Give full names, however, for associations,
corporations, and university presses.
51. $500 Question from Miscellany
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
How do you list a book in References
if no author is named?
52. $500 Answer from Miscellany
When no author is named, list the work
under its title, and alphabetize it by the
first main word (excluding The, A, An).
If the author is given as “Anonymous,” use
this word in place of the author’s name.
53. Final Jeopardy
How do you list two or more
works by the same author(s),
published in the same year?
54. Final Jeopardy Answer
Arrange them alphabetically by the first
main word of the title, and distinguish
the sources by adding a letter to the date.
For example – V’Marie, D. (2004a). &
V’Marie, D. (2004b). Both the date and
the letter are used in citing the source in
the text (V’Marie, 2004b).
