This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which best explains why MLA format is considered fair? A) It allows writing to be judged by ideas, not appearance. B) It focuses grading only on grammar. C) It makes essays look identical. D) It gives everyone the same topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allows writing to be judged by ideas, not appearance. 2. What do you do to every word at the beginning of a sentence? A) Italicize. B) Make it bold. C) Indent. D) Capitalize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitalize. 3. You can read an article about your topic and then explain what you read in your paper because it is general knowledge. A) False, everything you read during your research must be cited on your Works Cited page. B) False. You should only ever use your own thoughts. C) True. D) False. That's plagiarism unless you cite the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. That's plagiarism unless you cite the source. 4. What letter would you use to alphabetize "A Wonderful Life" on the works cited page? A) W. B) L. C) J. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) W. 5. What is wrong with this MLA header?Beyonce KnowlesMs. KeilHour 322 August 2022 A) The class name isn't included. B) The class period goes on the last line. C) Nothing. everything is correct. D) The date is in the wrong format. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The class name isn't included. 6. What is the order of a body paragraph? A) Topic sentence, hook, why it matters. B) Topic sentence, why it matters, supporting details. C) Topic sentence, supporting details (quote sandwiches), conclusion. D) Why it matters, supporting details, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Topic sentence, supporting details (quote sandwiches), conclusion. 7. When moving around ANY classroom, students should always A) Have their Chromebook lid closed. B) Giggle. C) Sing. D) Wear 10-pound ankle weights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have their Chromebook lid closed. 8. Each source listed in the Works Cited list must be cited in the text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. When Rebecca edited the report she changed the report paragraphs from block style to INDENTED style. which key did Rebecca use to make this change? A) Shift. B) Space bar. C) Tab. D) Entered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tab. 10. What should be the alignment of the text in MLA format? A) The text in MLA format should be centered. B) The text in MLA format should be aligned to the left. C) The text in MLA format should be justified. D) The text in MLA format should be aligned to the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The text in MLA format should be aligned to the left. 11. In academic writing you always use ..... A) First Person. B) Second Person. C) Fourth Person. D) Third Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Person. 12. What should go in your header at the top right corner of your document? A) Your last name & the page number. B) Teacher's last name & the page number. C) Page number. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your last name & the page number. 13. Where does the bibliography/works cited page go in a typed report? A) After each cited work. B) Last page. C) First page. D) Footer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last page. 14. Where should the page number appear in an MLA formatted document? A) Top right corner. B) Bottom right corner. C) Top left corner. D) Bottom center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Top right corner. 15. Which style guide is used in English class? A) Harvard. B) Chicago. C) MLA. D) APA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MLA. 16. An MLA citation is required for each source that you used in your paper, and each is listed separately on the Works cited page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The following is which part of the quote sandwich? . Laura Lewis, an assistant professor from Boston University who conducted a study on brain waves and sleep, said that the patients seemed ..... A) Introduction. B) Paraphrase. C) Evidence. D) Explanation. E) Quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Introduction. 18. Is the following TRUE OR FALSE?Not all direct quotations come with quotation marks '' '' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. What font should an MLA formatted paper have? A) Arial. B) Times. C) Calibri. D) Times New Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Times New Roman. 20. What does MLA stand for in MLA format? A) Modern Learning Association. B) Multiple Learning Association. C) Modern Language Association. D) Multiple Language Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern Language Association. 21. How should the alignment of the text be set? A) Center aligned. B) Full justification. C) Flush left with each paragraph indented 1/2 inch. D) Flush right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flush left with each paragraph indented 1/2 inch. 22. What information should MLA in-text citations include when possible? A) Author's first name and page number. B) Publication date and page number. C) Author's last name and page number. D) Author's first and last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author's last name and page number. 23. What information should be included in an MLA in-text citation? A) Author's first name and page number. B) Year of publication and page number. C) Title of the source and page number. D) Author's last name and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's last name and page number. 24. Where should the thesis be located? A) In the first sentence of the first body paragraph. B) In the last sentence of the intro paragraph. C) In the hook the first sentence of the intro. D) Right under the title before the intro paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the last sentence of the intro paragraph. 25. How should titles look? A) "The Hate U Give". B) The Hate U Give. C) "The hate u Give". D) The hate u give. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Hate U Give. 26. What is the in-text citation for the following source:Smith, Patricia. "New Life For the ERA" . UpFront Magazine, Scholastic. A) (Smith). B) ("New Life for the Era"). C) (Upfront). D) None of the above). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Smith). 27. MLA Format for Title A) Type on the right margin. B) A title is not needed. C) Center the title. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Center the title. 28. What sentence should be at the end of an introductory paragraph? A) Integrated quote. B) Thesis. C) Attention-grabber. D) Background. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thesis. 29. MLA documents often include a header in which corner of the page? A) Left. B) Right. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right. 30. What is the largest reason to use MLA format (or any kind of formal format)? A) To take up precious time. B) Because the teacher said so. C) To get published. D) To avoid plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To avoid plagiarism. 31. True or FalseYour websites should be cited at the bottom of your essay/ written work. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 32. What is the correct order of paragraphs in an essay or a paper? A) Intro, conclusion, bodies. B) Conclusion, bodies, intro. C) Intro, bodies, conclusion. D) Bodies, intro, conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intro, bodies, conclusion. 33. Method of persuasion that appeals to emotions and feelings. A) Ethos. B) Kairos. C) Logos. D) Pathos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathos. 34. What is the name of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?Reference PageWorks CitedBibliography Sources A) Sources. B) Works Cited. C) Bibliography. D) Reference Page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works Cited. 35. If a source has more than one author, one of the choices that MLA gives is to use et al. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. How should the author's name be formatted in an MLA in-text citation? A) First initial, Last name. B) Last name, First name. C) First name, Last name. D) Last name, Middle name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last name, First name. 37. Abby MourningMs. SmithDigital Literacy17 November 2015This is an example of a what? A) Heading. B) Paragraph. C) Header. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heading. 38. Below the figure, provide a label name and its corresponding arabic numeral (no bold or italics), followed by a period (e.g. Fig. 1.). Here, Figure and Fig. are capitalized A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. According to MLA in-text citation rules, how are page numbers indicated? A) By using Roman numerals. B) By writing "page" before the number. C) By just the number. D) By underlining the number. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By just the number. 40. What is the first component in the citation if the author's name is unknown? A) Title of the container. B) Page number. C) Location. D) Title of the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Title of the source. 41. What information is on the second line of the heading? A) The student's name. B) Class name. C) Teacher's name. D) Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher's name. 42. What is the proper way to create an in-text citation with those same three authors:Jadyn Grady, Michelle Barnosky, and Marcel Lamont? A) (Grady 42). B) (Jadyn Grady, Michelle Barnosky, and Marcel Lamont 42). C) (Grady, Barnosky, and Lamont 42). D) (Grady et al. 42). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Grady et al. 42). 43. The title of the paper should be centered and in bold font. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. What is the required margin size around the entire page in MLA format? A) 2 inches. B) 0.5 inches. C) 1.5 inches. D) 1 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 inch. 45. How should you cite a book in MLA format? A) Title of Book. First name Last name, Publisher, Year. B) First name Last name, Title of Book, Publisher:Year. C) Last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year. D) Last name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year. 46. What key should you press when starting each new paragraph? A) Cotrol+Alt+Delete. B) Tab. C) Enter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tab. 47. What is usually included in an in-text citation? A) Author's last name and page number. B) Title of the work. C) Author's full name. D) Author's birthplace and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's last name and page number. 48. What does MLA stand for in the context of writing and formatting? A) Modern Language Association. B) Major Language Association. C) Master Language Association. D) Main Language Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern Language Association. 49. What is the correct font style for MLA format? A) Verdana. B) Calibri. C) Times New Roman. D) Arial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Times New Roman. 50. What do you center? A) Date. B) Paragraphs. C) Title. D) Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Title. 51. What size should the margins be? A) 1/2 inch. B) 1 inch. C) 1 1/2 inch. D) 2 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 inch. 52. Which of the following represents correct MLA format for a Works Cited entry for a book with more than three authors? A) Abbott, Miller, and others. B) Abbott, Cindy, et al. C) Abbott, Cindy, Miller, Ellen, Jones, Stephen, Smith, Jacob. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abbott, Cindy, et al. 53. How should the date be formatted in MLA style? A) 12/19/2024. B) December 19, 2024. C) 2024, December 19. D) 19 December 2024. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 19 December 2024. 54. What punctuation is allowed inside the parentheses of an in-text citation? A) Comma between the author's name and the page number. B) A period after the abbreviation "pg" for page. C) No punctuation ever under any circumstances. D) No punctuation except for quotation marks around the titles of articles with no author identified. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No punctuation except for quotation marks around the titles of articles with no author identified. 55. Choose the best transition to fill in the blank.TS 1:The death penalty is ineffective.TS 2: ..... some people claim the death penalty is just. A) However,. B) Additionally,. C) Also,. D) Nevermind,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) However,. 56. If your website is only missing the author's name, what do you do? A) Exit the website and find another one. B) Skip citing the author's name and move to the next part, "Title of Work.". C) Make up a name. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip citing the author's name and move to the next part, "Title of Work.". 57. Use the provided sample works cited sources to create MLA in-text citations for the given questions. What should you do if there is no author for a source in MLA format? A) Use the date of publication. B) Use the title of the source. C) Leave the author field blank. D) Use the URL of the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use the title of the source. 58. In MLA format, what is the standard font size for the main text of a document? A) 12 pt. B) 10 pt. C) 14 pt. D) 11 pt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 pt. 59. In a standard five-paragraph high school essay, what should be the shortest paragraph(s) of the paper? A) The intro and the conclusion. B) The third paragraph. C) All of them should be of the same length. D) The intro and the second paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The intro and the conclusion. 60. What is essential to include when paraphrasing in MLA format? A) An in-text citation. B) A detailed summary. C) Quotation marks. D) A footnote. 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