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EDUC 701 Quiz 1: APA, Questions &
Answers (Verified Answers) 2026 Update –
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Guide
1. A periodical reference has 4 parts: i) Author and Date, ii)
Title of Article, iii) Title of Periodical, and iv) Issue, Volume
and Page. Locate the error in the following citation:
*P.J. Levesque & A.M. Guillaume (2010). Teachers, evolution,
and religion: No resolution in sight. Review of Religious
Research, 51 (4), 349-365.*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
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Answer: A
Rationale: In APA 7th edition, the parentheses around the date
should immediately follow the author names without an extra
space, but more importantly, the authors' first names should be
initials only. The correct format is: Levesque, P. J., & Guillaume,
A. M. (2010). The error is located in the Author and Date part
because the authors' first names are written out instead of
using initials .
2. Locate the error in the following citation:
*Wang, L., & Jiang, D. 2013. Chinese vocational education:
Borrowing and reforming. Chinese Education & Society, 46 (4),
92-99.*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
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Answer: A
Rationale: The error is in the Author and Date part. In APA
format, the year of publication should be enclosed in
parentheses, followed by a period. The correct format is:
Wang, L., & Jiang, D. (2013). The period should come after
the parentheses, not before .
3. Locate the error in the following citation:
*Seccombe, K. (2000). Families in Poverty in the 1990s:
Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Lessons Learned. Journal of
Marriage and Family, 62 (4), 1094-1113.*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
Answer: B
Rationale: The error is in the Title of article part. In APA 7th
edition, only the first word of the article title, the first word
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after a colon or dash, and proper nouns are capitalized.
"Families in Poverty in the 1990s: Trends, Causes,
Consequences, and Lessons Learned" should be sentence-
cased: "Families in poverty in the 1990s: Trends, causes,
consequences, and lessons learned" .
4. Locate the error in the following citation:
*Motivans, Albert. (2013). A measurement agenda for the
post-2015 education goals: What is most important? Journal
of Comparative & International Education, 43 (6), 842-846.
doi:10.1080/0325.2013.850*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
Answer: A
Rationale: The error is in the Author and Date part. The
author's first name should be an initial only, not written out. The
EDUC 701 Quiz 1: APA, Questions &
Answers (Verified Answers) 2026 Update –
100% Guaranteed Pass || Complete A+
Guide
1. A periodical reference has 4 parts: i) Author and Date, ii)
Title of Article, iii) Title of Periodical, and iv) Issue, Volume
and Page. Locate the error in the following citation:
*P.J. Levesque & A.M. Guillaume (2010). Teachers, evolution,
and religion: No resolution in sight. Review of Religious
Research, 51 (4), 349-365.*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
,Page 2 of 204
Answer: A
Rationale: In APA 7th edition, the parentheses around the date
should immediately follow the author names without an extra
space, but more importantly, the authors' first names should be
initials only. The correct format is: Levesque, P. J., & Guillaume,
A. M. (2010). The error is located in the Author and Date part
because the authors' first names are written out instead of
using initials .
2. Locate the error in the following citation:
*Wang, L., & Jiang, D. 2013. Chinese vocational education:
Borrowing and reforming. Chinese Education & Society, 46 (4),
92-99.*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
,Page 3 of 204
Answer: A
Rationale: The error is in the Author and Date part. In APA
format, the year of publication should be enclosed in
parentheses, followed by a period. The correct format is:
Wang, L., & Jiang, D. (2013). The period should come after
the parentheses, not before .
3. Locate the error in the following citation:
*Seccombe, K. (2000). Families in Poverty in the 1990s:
Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Lessons Learned. Journal of
Marriage and Family, 62 (4), 1094-1113.*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
Answer: B
Rationale: The error is in the Title of article part. In APA 7th
edition, only the first word of the article title, the first word
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after a colon or dash, and proper nouns are capitalized.
"Families in Poverty in the 1990s: Trends, Causes,
Consequences, and Lessons Learned" should be sentence-
cased: "Families in poverty in the 1990s: Trends, causes,
consequences, and lessons learned" .
4. Locate the error in the following citation:
*Motivans, Albert. (2013). A measurement agenda for the
post-2015 education goals: What is most important? Journal
of Comparative & International Education, 43 (6), 842-846.
doi:10.1080/0325.2013.850*
A) Author and Date
B) Title of article
C) Title of periodical
D) Issue, volume, and/or page
Answer: A
Rationale: The error is in the Author and Date part. The
author's first name should be an initial only, not written out. The
