This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Citing Mla – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Citing Mla Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Every citation has two parts. What are they? A) Artwork and music. B) Exact words and quotations. C) An author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found. D) An in-text citation or reference and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An in-text citation or reference and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page. 2. One should introduce a quote with a transition. A) True. B) Falso. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which in text citation is correct? A) "Here's a direct quote." (Smith, 8). B) "Here's a direct quote" (Smith 8). C) "Here's a direct quote" (Smith, 8). D) "Here's a direct quote (Smith 8)". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Here's a direct quote" (Smith 8). 4. Which of the following is the correct way to format a Works Cited page entry for a journal article in MLA? A) Smith, John. Title of Article. Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 50-60. B) Smith, John:'Title of Article.' Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 50-60. C) Smith, John. 'Title of Article.' Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 50-60. D) Smith, John. 'Title of Article', Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 50-60. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smith, John. 'Title of Article.' Journal Name, vol. 10, no. 2, 2020, pp. 50-60. 5. When citing direct quotes, you need to provide in-text MLA citations. Which of the following is a correct in-text MLA citation? A) "What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself" . (100). B) "What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself" (100). C) "What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself" . (100). D) What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself (100). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself" (100). 6. Which of the following does Not need to be cited. A) Exact words of an author. B) Purchased music, lyrics, and videos. C) Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet. D) Your own words and ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your own words and ideas. 7. A article from Ebsco written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.Which citation is INCORRECT? A) English is cool (Roberts, 33). B) According to Roberts, English is cool (33). C) English is cool (Roberts 33). D) Roberts believes that English is cool (33). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English is cool (Roberts 33). 8. Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page A) "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com. B) Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com. C) New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com. 9. An article called "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" that does not have page numbers. It was obtained from Ebsco. Which citation is correct? A) English is so cool, ("Succeed"). B) English is so cool (Ebsco). C) English is so cool ("Succeed"). D) English is so cool (How to Succeed). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English is so cool ("Succeed"). 10. Which among the following works cited is using the MLA Formatting Style? A) Danticat, Edwidge. Brother, I'm Dying. Knopf, 2007. B) Alred, G. J. (2009). The business writer's handbook. New York, NY:St Martin's Press. C) Best, A. (2004). International history of the twentieth century. Sibs Publishing House. D) Flesch, R. (n.d.). How to write plain English. Macmillan Publishers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danticat, Edwidge. Brother, I'm Dying. Knopf, 2007. 11. When directly quoting a full sentence, the first word must be capitalized. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What happens if your source does not have an author listed? A) Use the source title instead. B) Make one up. C) Leave it off, putting the page number only. D) Use your teacher's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use the source title instead. 13. When listing authors' names, how are they normally listed? A) Last Name, First Initial. B) Last Name, First Name. C) First Initial, Middle Initial, Last Name. D) First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last Name, First Name. 14. When listing a book, the word "print" goes at the end of the entry. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What is the third skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation? A) Identify author's last name or title of article if no author. B) Start with parentheses (). C) Period after closing parentheses. D) Write page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identify author's last name or title of article if no author. 16. College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. "The possibilities are endless" (234). Is this in text citation correct? A) No, it needs the author's name. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, it needs the author's name. 17. What is the first skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation? A) Period after closing parentheses. B) After the evidence, start with parentheses (). C) Put quote marks '' '' around evidence. D) Identify author's last name or title of article if no author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put quote marks '' '' around evidence. 18. Which of the following is the correct was to format your Date in MLA? A) April 13, 2022. B) 13 April 2022. C) 13, April 2022. D) 4/13/22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13 April 2022. 19. Quotation marks must go around the exact words that were borrowed from someone else. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Hanging indent is when everything is indented except for A) The second line. B) The last name. C) The first line. D) The last line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first line. 21. True or False:Include suffixes such as Jr. with author's names A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. The copyright date is the same as: A) The date it was written. B) The editor. C) The publication date. D) The date you found it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The publication date. 23. If you have no idea how to cite something such as a Youtube video, a Tweet, or something else, what should you do? A) Go to the OWl at Purdue MLA website. B) Bribe Mrs. Detwiler with chocolate to complete the works cited entry for you. C) Not list it. D) Cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go to the OWl at Purdue MLA website. 24. In MLA Formatting Style, what is the name of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper? A) Sources. B) Works Cited. C) Bibliography. D) Reference Page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works Cited. 25. Which of the following would be the correct way for me (your teacher) to include the needed information for the inserted header in an essay that I'm writing in MLA? A) Loftus, 1. B) Emily 1. C) Emily, 1. D) Loftus 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loftus 1. 26. If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. In-text citations need to match what? A) Works Cited. B) Doesn't need to match up to anything. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works Cited. 29. In MLA format, what is the correct way to cite a website on the Works Cited page? A) Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Web Page." URL. B) Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Web Page." Title of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. C) Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Web Page." Title of Website, URL. D) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Website, Date of Publication, URL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Web Page." Title of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. 30. One purpose of a Works Cited page is to A) To add length to a paper. B) To stress out students. C) Show readers from where your information came. D) To prove information in the paper is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Show readers from where your information came. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCiting Mla Quiz 1Citing Mla Quiz 3Citing Mla Quiz 4Apa Citations And Formatting QuizApa Formatting QuizChicago Formatting QuizCorrect Mla Formatting QuizHarvard Referencing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books