Editors Canada Certified Copyeditor (CCE)

Question 1

A copyeditor is working for a publisher that has its own house style guide. The house guide dictates that all numbers from one to fifty should be spelled out. However, the author has followed The Chicago Manual of Style's general rule, spelling out numbers zero through one hundred. In a sentence that reads, 'The study included 54 participants,' what is the copyeditor's most appropriate action?

Change '54' to 'fifty-four' to match the house style guide. Leave '54' as is, because it is over the house style's threshold of fifty. Query the author about their preference for number styling. Change '54' to 'fifty-four' and make a note to follow Chicago style for all other numbers.

Correct Answer:

Leave '54' as is, because it is over the house style's threshold of fifty.

Question 2

According to The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), which of the following sentences correctly punctuates a vertical list?

The project requires the following items: The project requires the following items; The project requires the following items. The project requires the following items

Correct Answer:

The project requires the following items:

Question 3

A manuscript about film history is being edited for a US-based academic journal that follows The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS). Which of the following titles is capitalized correctly according to CMOS?

A Rumor of War: A Memoir of a Tour of Duty A Rumor Of War: A Memoir Of A Tour Of Duty A Rumor of War: a Memoir of a Tour of Duty A Rumor of War: A Memoir of a Tour of duty

Correct Answer:

A Rumor of War: A Memoir of a Tour of Duty

Question 4

A copyeditor encounters a direct quotation that is six lines long in a manuscript following The Chicago Manual of Style. How should this quotation be formatted?

As a block quotation, indented from the left margin and without quotation marks. Integrated into the main text and enclosed in double quotation marks. As a block quotation, enclosed in double quotation marks. As a block quotation, single-spaced and italicized.

Correct Answer:

As a block quotation, indented from the left margin and without quotation marks.

Question 5

When creating a style sheet for a multi-author book, which of the following elements is MOST critical to include to ensure consistency?

The publisher's contact information. A list of every proper noun mentioned in the text. The copyeditor's preferred editing software. Decisions on capitalization of recurring terms and treatment of numbers.

Correct Answer:

Decisions on capitalization of recurring terms and treatment of numbers.

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