This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If I paraphrase an author's words or ideas I should still put the name in parentheses after the paraphrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Which source is generally the most reliable for research? A) A personal blog. B) A random forum post. C) A .gov website. D) A social media post. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A .gov website. 3. What is it called when someone incorrectly joins two independent clauses by a comma? A) Floating. B) Comma infraction. C) Fragment. D) Comma splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma splice. 4. Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of MLA in-text citations? A) Attributive tags. B) Footnotes. C) Paraphrased concepts. D) Integrated quotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Footnotes. 5. Choose the correct order of the writing process. A) Plan, prewrite, proofread and revise, final draft. B) Prewrite, plan, proofread and revise, final draft. C) Plan, final draft, proofread and revise, prewrite. D) Prewrite, final draft, proofread and plan, revise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plan, prewrite, proofread and revise, final draft. 6. What do you title the page where you list your sources? A) Source List. B) Works Cited. C) Bibliography. D) Catalog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works Cited. 7. When do you use "quotation marks?" A) When you write the author's idea but use your own words. B) When you copy a direct quote from the author. C) When you write your own idea. D) When you aren't sure who wrote it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you copy a direct quote from the author. 8. In MLA format, the Works Cited page should be double-spaced. A) In MLA format, the Works Cited page should be double-spaced. B) In MLA format, the Works Cited page should be triple-spaced. C) In MLA format, the Works Cited page should be quadruple-spaced. D) In MLA format, the Works Cited page should be single-spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In MLA format, the Works Cited page should be double-spaced. 9. What comes second in the header? A) Class Name. B) Name. C) Date. D) Instructor's Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Instructor's Name. 10. How many pieces of textual evidence are needed in a paragraph first semester? A) You need 3 quotes. B) You need 1 quote. C) You need 2 quotes. D) You need 0 quotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You need 1 quote. 11. What is the name of the official gradebook in AISD? A) Allen ISD Gradebook. B) Skyward. C) Canvas. D) Sky West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skyward. 12. You add your page number by going to insert-page number-top left choice? A) False-you choose the top right choice for page number. B) True. C) False-you just type in the number. D) False-the page number is a button on the tool bar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. What does MLA stand for in the context of formatting and citations? A) Modern Language Association. B) Major Literary Association. C) Main Language Application. D) Modern Learning Academy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern Language Association. 14. The name of the formatting that happens in a citation after the first line on the Works Cited page. A) 1 inch left justified. B) Double Spaced tab. C) Hanging indent. D) Centered and Justified. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hanging indent. 15. What does LEAF stand for? A) LearnEvidenceAnalysisFinalize. B) LeadExplainAccuracyFinisher. C) LeadElaborateAccuracyFinisher. D) LeadEvidenceAnalysisFinisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) LeadEvidenceAnalysisFinisher. 16. An acedemic essay should use A) Calibri font. B) Times new roman font. C) Helvetica font. D) Arial font. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times new roman font. 17. Say, all your sources have these authors. An author's last name starts its Works Cited entry.Which author's name should come first on the Works Cited page? A) Alex Harper. B) Jenny Andrews. C) Decise Thomas. D) Eric West. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jenny Andrews. 18. What tool is recommended for generating MLA citations? A) Manual formatting. B) Google Scholar. C) None of the above. D) Scrapers' MLA Citation Generator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scrapers' MLA Citation Generator. 19. We start Tech class with our lids closed, unless Mr. M gives different instructions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The header of your essay is: A) A page number. B) Your last name and a page number. C) Your name, your teachers name. D) Your title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your last name and a page number. 21. What is one way to indicate where source material begins? A) Use an attributive tag (signal phrase). B) Use a parenthetical citation. C) Use quotation marks. D) Use a complete Works Cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use an attributive tag (signal phrase). 22. In a parenthetical citation what do you use to cite the source from the Works Cited page? A) First word of the source. B) Author's first name. C) Page number. D) Author's last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First word of the source. 23. Which of the following is the correct way to format an in-text citation for the first time a source is cited when the author is a single person? A) " " (Kincaid 621). B) " " (Vol. 24 no. 2). C) " " (621). D) " " (Rocking the New World). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) " " (Kincaid 621). 24. How should the page number be written (pretend your last name is Jones) A) Jones page 1. B) 1 Jones. C) Page 1. D) Jones 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jones 1. 25. What is the main job of a supporting claim? A) To restate the thesis. B) To introduce opposing views. C) To summarize research. D) To explain why the thesis is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain why the thesis is true. 26. Which of the following is true about MLA in-text citations? A) They are optional for paraphrased information. B) They should include the author's full name. C) They are required for both direct quotes and paraphrased information. D) They should be placed at the beginning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are required for both direct quotes and paraphrased information. 27. How are multiple sources organized in a Works Cited? A) Order of importance. B) Alphabetically. C) Order of citations. D) Randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically. 28. In what order should citations be listed on the "References" or "Works Cited" page? A) In the order you mention them in the essay. B) Alphabetically, by author's last name. C) In the order in which they were published. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically, by author's last name. 29. Which is an example of how to correctly cite more than one pages being cited on a Works Cited page? A) Pp. 7-14. B) Pp. 7. C) P. 7. D) P. 7-14. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pp. 7-14. 30. What is the correct font size for the body text in an MLA formatted document? A) 12. B) 11. C) 14. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 31. The purpose of the Modern Language Association (MLA) is to: A) Promote the study and teaching of language and literature. B) Regulate international trade agreements. C) Develop new computer programming languages. D) Manage global environmental policies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promote the study and teaching of language and literature. 32. What font color should be used in MLA format? A) Red. B) Blue. C) Black. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black. 33. What punctuation comes after the citation? A) Period. B) Colon. C) Semicolon. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Period. 34. What font style are you expected to use while following MLA format? A) Times New Roman. B) Rimes Tew Noman. C) Helvetica. D) Nimes New Toman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Times New Roman. 35. Margins should be how wide on each side? A) 1 in. B) 1.25 in. C) 2 in. D) 1.5 in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 in. 36. What information should appear at the top left of the first page? A) First name Last name, Teacher's name, Class and Period #, Date. B) Title, Page number, Teacher's name, Date. C) Last name, Title, Class, Date. D) Teacher's name, Title, Date, Page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First name Last name, Teacher's name, Class and Period #, Date. 37. Which of the following is NOT included in your introductory paragraph? A) Hook. B) Title. C) Thesis. D) Summary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title. 38. One of the First Five is: A) Font color:red. B) Font size:24. C) Font style:Arial. D) Font style:TimesNewRoman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Font style:TimesNewRoman. 39. Which is the most acceptable font for an MLA report? A) Chewy. B) Comic Sans. C) Arial. D) Times New Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Times New Roman. 40. What is that page at the end called again? The one with all my sources? A) Works Cited. B) Bibliography. C) Postscript. D) Table of Contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works Cited. 41. In MLA format, what is the correct way to cite a direct quote from a book within the text? A) (Author's last name page number). B) (Author's first name page number). C) (Title of book, page number). D) [Author's last name, year]. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Author's last name page number). 42. What is required in the upper left-hand corner of the first page? Correct order, top to bottom. A) Teacher Name, Assignment name, Date Due, Title of Essay. B) Date, Your Name, Date Assigned, Class Period Tea. C) Your Name, Teacher Name, Class Period, Date Due. D) Your Name, Teacher Name, Date Due, Class Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your Name, Teacher Name, Class Period, Date Due. 43. What should you do every time you start a new paragraph? Select all that apply. A) Change the font. B) Indent by pressing TAB. C) Press enter twice. D) Ask a question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indent by pressing TAB. 44. What is the 2nd item of the MLA Format for a website citation? A) Title. B) URL. C) Publisher Date. D) Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 45. What should a standard in-text citation include? A) (Author's last name, page number). B) (Title, author's last name, page number). C) (Author's full name, page number). D) (Title, page number). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Author's last name, page number). 46. The Works Cited page should always appear immediately following the conclusion paragraph. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. If you use a signal phrase in the sentence, does the author's name still need to be included in the in-text citation? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 48. True or False:Independent reading is required? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. What should be the first line of your header? A) Your teacher's name. B) The class name. C) The date. D) Your name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your name. 50. What size font should you use A) 11.5 point font. B) 11 point font. C) 12 point font. D) 10 point font. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 point font. 51. What is standard MLA format? A) Times New Roman font. B) Size 12 font. C) Double-spaced. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. What is a Works Cited page? A) A list of all sources used. B) A glossary. C) An outline. D) A summary of the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A list of all sources used. 53. What are attributive tags also known as? A) Signal phrases. B) Parenthetical citations. C) Endnotes. D) Footnotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Signal phrases. 54. A research essay that is submitted without a works cited page is: A) A zero. B) Plagiarized. C) Not going to be graded. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format? (Where should the period go?) A) "Quote." (Citation). B) "Quote" . (Citation). C) "Quote, " (Citation). D) "Quote, " (Citation). E) "Quote" (Citation). Show Answer Correct Answer: E) "Quote" (Citation). 56. Your essay title should be all in capital letters. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. List the information that should be included on the first page on the top left-hand side in MLA format. A) Author's name, instructor's name, course name, and date. B) Title of the paper, author's name, and page number. C) Course name, date, and page number. D) Instructor's name, title of the paper, and date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's name, instructor's name, course name, and date. 58. Where do the page numbers go in an MLA report? A) Header. B) Top Margin. C) Footer. D) Bottom Margin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Header. 59. What comes last in the header? A) Your Name. B) Instructor's Nme. C) Date. D) Class Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Date. 60. Lily is preparing her paper and needs to follow MLA format, but she has made a mistake. Can you find it? A) 1-inch margins on all sides. B) Double-spaced text. C) Bolded title. D) Last name and page number on all pages. 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