Harvard Referencing Test

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Question 1

1 out of 1 points

If you have found several distinct sources that are saying the same thing, and you feel that they

should all be given credit within your text, which of the following is preferable:

Answer

Selected

Answer:Summarise, according to the following format: Many openly confess to the

belief that the earth is flat (Doe 2003; Jones 2001; Flat Earth Society 2006;

Smith 2004).

Correct

Answer:Summarise, according to the following format: Many openly confess to the

belief that the earth is flat (Doe 2003; Jones 2001; Flat Earth Society 2006;

Smith 2004).

Question 2

0 out of 1 points

A work written by John Smith in 2003 should be cited within the text according to the following:

Answer

Selected

Answer:It should always be (Smith 2003).

Correct

Answer:It might be (Smith, J 2003) if there is another person with the surname Smith in

the Reference section. If there is not another Smith, it should be (Smith 2003).

Question 3

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following shows the correct format for referencing a book in the Reference

section?


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Answer

Selected

Answer:Saunders, MNK, Lewis, P and Thornhill, A (2003) Research Methods for

Business Students (3rd edn), London, Pitman Publishing

Correct

Answer:Saunders, MNK, Lewis, P and Thornhill, A (2003) Research Methods for

Business Students (3rd edn), London, Pitman Publishing

Question 4

1 out of 1 points

Assume you use the internet to access on-line journals. Through the library homepage, you access

Business Source Premier (search.epnet.com) on 20 February 2006. From the database, you find

the following article: 'RFID: Unlocking high performance in supply chain planning' by Patrick M

Byrne. It appeared in the September 2005 addition of Logistics Management, Volume 44, Issue 9,

pages 29-30. The exact web address is:

http://web14.epnet.com/externalframe.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+E69DD0D8%2D2D5E%2D4DFF%2DBD

3C%2D2C87158DBA9B%40sessionmgr5+dbs The correct format for the citation within the

Reference section is:

Answer

Selected

Answer:Byrne, Patrick M. (2005) 'RFID: Unlocking high performance in supply chain

planning', Logistics Management, 44:9, 29-30

Correct

Answer:Byrne, Patrick M. (2005) 'RFID: Unlocking high performance in supply chain

planning', Logistics Management, 44:9, 29-30

Question 5

1 out of 1 points

The following paragraph is an excerpt from Research Methods for Business Students, written by

Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis and Adrian Thornhill in 2003: "The Harvard system is an author-
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date system, a variation of which we use in this book. It was developed at Harvard University in

the 1930s (Anderson and Poole, 2001) and usually uses the author's name and year of

publication to identify cited documents within the text." Assuming you did not read Anderson

and Poole's book, but rather only looked at Saunders' book, which of the following citations

within a text is correct:

Answer

Selected

Answer:The Harvard system was developed at Harvard University in the 1930s

(Anderson and Poole 2001; cited by Saunders et al. 2003).

Correct

Answer:The Harvard system was developed at Harvard University in the 1930s

(Anderson and Poole 2001; cited by Saunders et al. 2003).

Question 6

0 out of 1 points

Which of the following sentences, if used in an essay, should have citations within them? a)

Many researchers have stated that students learn best when they actively participate in

workshops. b) Last year, the government spent more than five million pounds on the project. c)

I would tend to disagree with their viewpoints. d) There are seven days in a week.

Answer

Selected Answer:

a only

Correct Answer:

a and b only

Question 7

1 out of 1 points

A work written by John Doe in 2004 should be cited within the text according to the following

format:


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Answer

Selected Answer:

(Doe 2004)

Correct Answer:

(Doe 2004)

Question 8

0 out of 1 points

Consider the following reasons for including references within a text. a) to give credit where

credit is due. b) to provide enough information so that the reader can find the original source.

c) to avoid charges of plagiarism. d) to demonstrate that any arguments presented have been

informed by externally objective sources. Which of the above are correct?

Answer

Selected Answer:

a only

Correct Answer:

all of the above

Question 9

1 out of 1 points

If you have found three distinct publications from John Doe written in 1999, 2001 and 2005,

and want to mention them all in the same sentence, the following format is preferable:

Answer

Selected Answer:

The evidence seems to be conclusive (Doe 1999;2001;2005).

Correct Answer:


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The evidence seems to be conclusive (Doe 1999;2001;2005).

Question 10

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following shows the correct format for referencing an e-mail in the Reference

section?

Answer

Selected Answer:

Jones, D (2006) 'Requested Information' (e-mail to author)(online)

Correct Answer:

Jones, D (2006) 'Requested Information' (e-mail to author)(online)

Question 11

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following shows the correct format for referencing a journal in the Reference

section?

Answer

Selected

Answer:Story, J, Cressey, P Morris, T and Wilkinson, A (1997) 'Changing employment

practices in UK banking: case studies', Personal Review, 26:1 24-42

Correct

Answer:Story, J, Cressey, P Morris, T and Wilkinson, A (1997) 'Changing employment

practices in UK banking: case studies', Personal Review, 26:1 24-42

Question 12

1 out of 1 points

Which of the following is an example of the Harvard system of referencing within a text?


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Answer

Selected Answer:

Many studies show these conclusions (Doe 2000; Jones 1999; Smith 2003).

Correct Answer:

Many studies show these conclusions (Doe 2000; Jones 1999; Smith 2003).

Question 13

0 out of 1 points

Consider the following examples of citations within a text: a) Bell (1993) describes a number of

different strategies for . . . . b) One particular source on methodology (Bell 1993) has indicated

that. . . . c) "Reading . . . . . may help you to devise a theoretical or analytical framework as a

basis for the analysis and interpretation of data." (Bell 1993, p. 33) d) Bell (1993 p. 33) states

that "Reading may help you to devise a theoretical or analytical framework as a basis for the

analysis and interpretation of data." Which of the examples comply with the Harvard system of

referencing?

Answer

Selected Answer:

c and d only

Correct Answer:

all of the above

Question 14

0 out of 1 points

If you have found two distinct publications from the same author in the same year, the

following format is correct:

Answer

Selected

Answer:Researchers have found interesting results (Smith August 2006). When the


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same study was repeated at a later date, they found similar results (Smith

December 2006).

Correct

Answer: Researchers have found interesting results (Smith 2006a). When the same study

was repeated at a later date, they found similar results (Smith 2006b).

Question 15

1 out of 1 points

A work written by only two authors, such as John Doe and John Smith in 2001, should be cited

within the text according to the following:

Answer

Selected Answer:

(Doe and Smith 2001)

Correct Answer:

(Doe and Smith 2001)

Question 16

1 out of 1 points

Assume you find an interesting crime statistic from the National Assembly of Wales (NAW)

website on 20 February 2006. The exact web address is

http://www.wales.gov.uk/subicsu/content/historical/chap2-e.pdf. Assuming you find no author

for the website, which is the correct format for the citation within the text:

Answer

Selected Answer:

(National Assembly of Wales 2006)

Correct Answer:

(National Assembly of Wales 2006)


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Question 17

1 out of 1 points

Assume you find an interesting crime statistic from the National Assembly of Wales (NAW)

website on 20 February 2006, in a web page called Historical Crime Digest. The exact webaddress is http://www.wales.gov.uk/subicsu/content/historical/chap2-e.pdf. Assuming you find

no author for the website, which is the correct format for the citation within the Reference

section:

Answer

Selected

Answer:National Assembly of Wales (2006) 'Historical Crime Digest' [online] Available from

URL:http://www.wales.gov.uk/subicsu/content/historical/chap2-e.pdf (accessed

20 February 2006)

Correct

Answer:National Assembly of Wales (2006) 'Historical Crime Digest' [online] Available from

URL:http://www.wales.gov.uk/subicsu/content/historical/chap2-e.pdf (accessed

20 February 2006)

Question 18

1 out of 1 points

Assume you use the internet to access EBSCO Business Source Premier (search.epnet.com) on 20

February 2006. From the EBSCO database, you find the following article: 'RFID: Unlocking high

performance in supply chain planning' by Patrick M Byrne. It appeared in the September 2005

addition of Logistics Management, Volume 44, Issue 9, pages 29-30. The exact web address is:

http://web14.epnet.com/externalframe.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+E69DD0D8%2D2D5E%2D4DFF%2DBD

3C%2D2C87158DBA9B%40sessionmgr5+dbs The correct format for the citation within the text is:

Answer

Selected Answer:

(Byrne 2005)

Correct Answer:
http://web14.epnet.com/externalframe.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+E69DD0D8%2D2D5E%2D4DFF%2DBD3C%2D2C87158DBA9B%40sessionmgr5+dbshttp://web14.epnet.com/externalframe.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+E69DD0D8%2D2D5E%2D4DFF%2DBD3C%2D2C87158DBA9B%40sessionmgr5+dbshttp://web14.epnet.com/externalframe.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+E69DD0D8%2D2D5E%2D4DFF%2DBD3C%2D2C87158DBA9B%40sessionmgr5+dbshttp://web14.epnet.com/externalframe.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+E69DD0D8%2D2D5E%2D4DFF%2DBD3C%2D2C87158DBA9B%40sessionmgr5+dbs


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(Byrne 2005)

Question 19

1 out of 1 points

A work written by John Doe, John Smith, Robert Jones and James Miller in 2001 should be cited

within the text according to the following format:

Answer

Selected Answer:

(Doe et al. 2001)

Correct Answer:

(Doe et al. 2001)

Question 20

1 out of 1 points

If you read an article in the Guardian on Monday, 20 February 2006, and the author is not

mentioned, which format is best for citing within the text:

Answer

Selected Answer:

(The Guardian 2006)

Correct Answer:

(The Guardian 2006)

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