This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Providing context to explain the background qualifications/credentials of the person credited for the original information is important because: A) It helps establish credibility and trust. B) It is a legal requirement. C) It makes the information more entertaining. D) It is unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps establish credibility and trust. 2. What does MLA Format ensure in research writing? A) Confusion and ambiguity. B) Disorganization and obscurity. C) Inconsistency and vagueness. D) Consistency and clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consistency and clarity. 3. How should the date be written in the header and bibliography/works cited? A) 2 Dec. 2010. B) December 2, 2010. C) 2 December 2010. D) Dec. 2, 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 December 2010. 4. A paper in MLA format should be centered on the page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. How much extra space should you have between paragraphs? A) None!. B) 1 line. C) 2 lines. D) 1.5 lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None!. 6. Which of the following is an example of a parenthetical citation with an attributive tag? A) Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). B) 18th century Romantic Poet, William Wordsworth, was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). C) Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th century Romantic Poet, William Wordsworth, was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). 7. Which of the following is part of formatting? A) Font size. B) Topic choice. C) Evidence quality. D) Argument strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Font size. 8. Which field is MLA not frequently associated with? A) Cultural Studies. B) Language Arts. C) Research Papers. D) Fictional Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fictional Writing. 9. What punctuation mark is used between the author's last name and first name in a citation? A) Period. B) Citation marks. C) None. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 10. The action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing. A) COHERENCE. B) CONTRAST. C) COMPARE. D) ATTRIBUTION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ATTRIBUTION. 11. Always close the essay by restating the thesis exactly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Intext citations are A) Used to point to more detailed info on a source. B) Copying words published elsewhere. C) Contain detail on all sources used. D) Taking info and paraphrasing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to point to more detailed info on a source. 13. When you use an article with no author listed, how do you cite the article in-text and on the Works Cited page? A) You pick a different source. B) You cite by the title of the article using quotation marks around the title. C) You cite by the source of the article (periodical or web page). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You cite by the title of the article using quotation marks around the title. 14. In MLA format, where should the Works Cited page appear in your research paper? A) Immediately after the title page. B) In the header of every page. C) Before the introduction. D) At the end of the paper, on a separate page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the end of the paper, on a separate page. 15. The last page of your paper is known as your ..... A) Works added. B) Work cited. C) Works answered. D) Works completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work cited. 16. What do you do if you have an author but no page number? A) You only do the author name. B) You do the page number and make up and author. C) You do the last name and the name of the article title. D) You try and find another source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You only do the author name. 17. What is the proper information and order for your MLA heading? A) Student Name Instructor NameClass TitleDate. B) Student NameInstructor NameEssay Title Class Title. C) Student NameClass titleEssay TitleDate. D) Student NameEssay TitleClass TitleDate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Student Name Instructor NameClass TitleDate. 18. The process of acknowledging the sources of your information and ideas A) Works cited list. B) Citing. C) Plagiarism. D) Quoting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citing. 19. Proper MLA format is: A) Times New Roman font. B) Size 12. C) Double-spaced. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. What is the purpose of MLA formatting? A) To torture high school students with a pointless system of random rules created by teachers for their own, morbid, amusement, and to create easier ways for teachers to hurt students' grades for their own sick pleasure. B) To make papers more standardized and easier to read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make papers more standardized and easier to read. 21. What is the purpose of a Works Cited page in MLA style? A) To list all the sources cited in the main text. B) To provide additional information about the sources. C) To summarize the main points of the research paper. D) To include personal opinions and reflectionsTagsE3.9D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To list all the sources cited in the main text. 22. What makes a counterclaim effective? A) It sounds extreme. B) It avoids evidence. C) It is a reasonable opposing view. D) It is easy to disagree with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a reasonable opposing view. 23. How would your revise this order:Lucy LemonsJanuary 3, 2020Ms. REnglish 5 A) Lucy LemonsMs.REnglish 53 January 2020. B) Lucy LemonsMs.REnglish 5January 3, 2020. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lucy LemonsMs.REnglish 53 January 2020. 24. What do the letters MLA stand for? A) Margins, Letters, Alignment. B) Modern Language Association. C) Modern Language Arts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modern Language Association. 25. How can you get a higher score on your essay in Utah Compose? A) Write longer sentences and add several quotes. B) Add quotes, word for word, without any citation. C) Add fewer paragraphs and eliminate wordy quotes. D) Make essay longer by changing the subject half way through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Write longer sentences and add several quotes. 26. You are allowed to use contractions in your formal analysis papers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. What goes in the header? A) First name and page number. B) Last name and page number. C) Paper title and page number. D) You should not have a header. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last name and page number. 28. How many spaces after the date (in your heading) do you need before you type your title? A) 1. B) 3. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 29. Where does the page number appear in an MLA paper? A) Center of the page. B) Top left corner. C) Bottom left corner. D) Top right corner with your last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Top right corner with your last name. 30. What is the correct works cited entry for a book? A) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. B) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. Print. C) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science, Penguin, 1987. D) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science. Penguin, New York, 1987. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMla Format Quiz 1Mla Format Quiz 2Mla Format Quiz 3Mla Format Quiz 4Mla Format Quiz 5Mla Format Quiz 6Mla Format Quiz 7Mla Format Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books