Chicago Style Writing Quiz

Chicago Style History

• Chicago Style was first developed in 1906.
• The 14th edition marked the first use of "Chicago Manual of Style" as the name of the formatting style.

Chicago Style Advantages

• The main advantage of Chicago Style is that it is flexible and can adapt to a variety of academic disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Distinguishing Features

• Chicago Style distinguishes itself from MLA and APA by its use of footnotes and endnotes for citation.

Modernization

• Recent editions of the Chicago Manual of Style have had to include guidelines for citing new types of sources, such as electronic sources, digital media, and social media.

Citation Systems

• Chicago Style offers two citation systems: Author-Date (AD) and Notes and Bibliography (NB).
• The Author-Date (AD) system uses in-text citations with author's last name and year of publication.
• The Notes and Bibliography system uses footnotes or endnotes to provide citations and a bibliography at the end of the paper.

Author-Date (AD) System

• In-text citations in the AD system typically include the author's last name and year of publication, separated by a comma and enclosed in parentheses.
• A bibliography at the end of the paper lists all cited works in alphabetical order by author's last name.
• In the Author-Date system, bibliography entries should be formatted with a hanging indent, meaning the first line of the entry is flush left and subsequent lines are indented.

Notes and Bibliography (NB) System

• Footnotes or endnotes are used in the NB system to provide detailed citations within the text, while a bibliography at the end of the paper lists all cited works, even if they have not been included in the notes.

Footnote Formatting

• In Chicago Style, footnotes are used for providing additional information, citations, and commentary.
• Footnotes are numbered sequentially throughout the paper, using superscript numerals.
• After the author's name in a Chicago Style footnote, the publication details follow, including the title, publisher, place of publication, and date of publication.
• Subsequent lines after the first line of a footnote are indented.
• A period is used at the end of a Chicago Style footnote entry.

Test your knowledge about Chicago Style writing with this quiz. Learn about the history and key features of the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.