CPP Style Guides & Editorial Standards 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In APA Style (7th edition), how should a direct quotation of 40 or more words be formatted?
- Enclosed in double quotation marks within the running text
- Set as a block quotation, indented 0.5 inch from the left margin (Correct answer)
- Set as a block quotation, indented 1 inch from both margins
- Enclosed in single quotation marks and italicized
Correct answer: Set as a block quotation, indented 0.5 inch from the left margin
APA 7th edition requires direct quotations of 40 or more words to be formatted as block quotations indented 0.5 inch from the left margin.
Question 2: The Chicago Manual of Style recommends spelling out numbers from one to what number (in non-technical text)?
- Ten
- Ninety-nine
- One hundred (Correct answer)
- One thousand
Correct answer: One hundred
Chicago style recommends spelling out whole numbers from one through one hundred in non-technical running text.
Question 3: Which style guide is the standard authority for US newspaper journalism?
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- The AP Stylebook (Correct answer)
- The MLA Handbook
- The APA Publication Manual
Correct answer: The AP Stylebook
The Associated Press Stylebook is the primary style authority used by US newspapers and wire services.
Question 4: According to AP style, how should the title of a novel be treated?
- Italicized
- Enclosed in quotation marks (Correct answer)
- Set in ALL CAPS
- Underlined
Correct answer: Enclosed in quotation marks
AP style uses quotation marks for titles of books, movies, and other works because AP does not use italics in wire-service copy.
Question 5: In MLA style, what term is used for the list of sources at the end of a research paper?
- Bibliography
- References
- Works Cited (Correct answer)
- Source List
Correct answer: Works Cited
MLA style uses the term 'Works Cited' for the end-of-paper list of sources consulted.
Question 6: Which of the following is the correct AP style treatment for a person's age?
- She is thirty-five years old.
- She is 35-years-old.
- She is 35 years old. (Correct answer)
- She is thirty five years old.
Correct answer: She is 35 years old.
AP style always uses numerals for ages, and does not hyphenate 'years old' when used as a predicate adjective.
Question 7: When a proofreader encounters conflicting rules between a publisher's house style and a major style guide, which takes precedence?
- The major style guide always overrides house style
- House style takes precedence over any external style guide (Correct answer)
- The most recently published style guide wins
- The proofreader should choose whichever rule is simpler
Correct answer: House style takes precedence over any external style guide
House style — the specific editorial rules set by the publisher or client — always takes precedence over general-purpose style guides.
CPP Style Guides & Editorial Standards 2
In APA Style (7th edition), how should a direct quotation of 40 or more words be formatted?