APA Citation Activity – Answer Key

Question 1: (c)

Jenkins, H. (2006). Fans, bloggers, and gamers: exploring participatory culture. New York: New York

University Press.

A book citation in APA follows the format: Author. (year). Title. City: Publisher.

Question 2: (b)

Flava 'n Gorillaz: Pop group names. (2004). In V.J. Cook, Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary (pp. 21-

22). New York: Simon and Schuster.

APA citation for a chapter in a book: Author(s). (date). Chapter title. In Name (ed.), Book title (pp.
numbers). City: Publisher. If no author is given for the chapter, begin the entry with chapter title,
followed by (date). Then pick up with In Name (ed.), etc.

Question 3: (a)

Yonke, D. (2008, September 13). Monks on the road for peace: Tibetan Buddhists bring message that
'happiness is an internal event'. The Blade (Toledo, OH), p. B7.

Basic APA citation for a newspaper article (in print): Author(s). (Year, Month Day). Article title. Title of
Newspaper, p. number(s).

Question 4: (d)

Weickgenannt, N. (2008, June). The nation's monstrous women: Wives, widows and witches in Salman
Rushdie's Midnight's Children. Journal of Commonwealth Literature, 43(2), 65-83. Retrieved
October 31, 2008, from Humanities International Complete.

Basic APA citation for an article from a database: Author(s). (date). Article title. Name of Journal, vol
number(issue number). Retrieved date, from name of database.
Question 5:

DeCaro, F. (2004, January 20). Truly, madly, Depp-ly. Advocate, 906, 76-77. Retrieved October 31, 2008,
from Gender Studies database.

Basic APA citation for an article from a database: Author(s). (date). Article title. Name of Journal, vol
number(issue number), page number. Retrieved date, from name of database.

Developed by Amy Fyn, Bowling Green State University Libraries, 2008, for LIB225: Information Seeking and Management in
Contemporary Society