This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How do you cite a book in a parenthetical citation? A) "text"(author last name pg #). B) "text". C) "text" (name ofbook, page number). D) "text" (pagenumber). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "text"(author last name pg #). 2. What is the correct way to format the date in an MLA formatted document? A) October 31, 2016. B) 31 October 2016. C) 10/31/2016. D) 31/10/2016. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 31 October 2016. 3. Which heading is correct? A) Shawn JonesSlaughter1st blockApril 16, 2020. B) Jim JonesEnglish II16 April 2020. C) Neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither. 4. What punctuation mark do you use to shorten a quote? A) Hyphen. B) Colon. C) Dash. D) Ellipsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ellipsis. 5. What is the proper citation for page 89 of a source written by Javi Garcia? A) (Garcia p. 89). B) (Garcia, J. 89). C) (Garcia, 89). D) (Garcia 89). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Garcia 89). 6. When adding a page number it should have A) Class and page #. B) Last name and page number. C) Put it in the left corner. D) Make it bold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last name and page number. 7. Where is the title positioned? A) Left end. B) Center. C) Right end. D) Indented to the right. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center. 8. Select the sentence that appropriately uses a semicolon. A) I went to the store; I bought ice cream. B) I bought the following things at the store; ice cream, whipped cream, and sprinkles. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I went to the store; I bought ice cream. 9. Which of the following is an acceptable embed? A) People spend more when they use a credit card, "[cash] no longer becomes a tangible item" (Lombardo 11). B) Lombardo says, "it no longer becomes a tangible item" (Lombardo 11). C) In the article, it states, "It no longer becomes a tangible item" (Lombardo 11). D) Lombardo says people spend more when they use a credit card because cash "no longer becomes a tangible item" (11). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lombardo says people spend more when they use a credit card because cash "no longer becomes a tangible item" (11). 10. What spacing do you use? A) Double. B) 1.5. C) Tripple. D) Single. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double. 11. After the end of a sentence with a question mark (?) you only space once. A) False-you space twice-it is the same as any end sentence punctuation. B) True-you only space twice for periods. C) True-for any sentence you only press space once-no matter the end punctuation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True-for any sentence you only press space once-no matter the end punctuation. 12. What should NOT be added between paragraphs? A) Topic sentences. B) Transitions. C) Extra blank lines. D) New ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extra blank lines. 13. What size margins should you use? A) 1 centimeter. B) 2 inch. C) 1 inch. D) 2 centimeters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 inch. 14. Choose the correct details for MLA format A) Times New Roman fontsize 12double-spacedlast name and page number in upper right. B) Calibri fontsize 11single-spacedteacher's name in upper left. C) Your name and the date in the upper leftBold titleSmall font for body paragraphs. D) Article titles in italicsEssay titles in boldClass name in upper right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Times New Roman fontsize 12double-spacedlast name and page number in upper right. 15. In MLA format, how should entries on the Works Cited page be organized? A) Grouped by type of source. B) By order of appearance in the paper. C) Alphabetically by author's last name. D) By publication date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alphabetically by author's last name. 16. How should a Works Cited page be spaced? A) Double-spaced. B) Spaced between entries only. C) Triple-spaced. D) Single-spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double-spaced. 17. In MLA format, a Works Cited page ..... A) Uses a hanging ident. B) Includes entries that start with the name of the organization. C) Has a bold title. D) Orders sources by date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses a hanging ident. 18. Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format for a DIRECT quote. A) "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Cleary). B) Most students do not plagiarize intentionally (Cleary). C) "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally." Cleary. D) "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Michelle Cleary). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Cleary). 19. What comes THIRD in a proper MLA heading? A) First and Last Name. B) Instructor's Name. C) Course Name. D) Due Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Course Name. 20. MLA requires a separate title page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Should you indent at the beginning of every paragraph? A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 22. How are entries in the Works Cited page arranged? A) By order of appearance in the paper. B) Alphabetically by author's last name. C) Chronologically by publication date. D) By type of source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically by author's last name. 23. How do you write the date in MLA format A) Sep 6, 2018. B) Septembereth Sixeth Twenty Thousand and Eighteen. C) 2018 September 6. D) 6 September 2018. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6 September 2018. 24. Which is true of titles in MLA formatting? A) All titles are italicized. B) All titles are in quotation marks. C) Titles of shorter works (articles, songs) are in quotation marks and longer works are italicized. D) Titles of shorter works (articles, songs) are italicized and longer works are in quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Titles of shorter works (articles, songs) are in quotation marks and longer works are italicized. 25. All visuals/illustrations that are not tables or musical score examples (e.g. maps, diagrams, charts, videos, podcasts, etc.) are not labeled Figure or Fig. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. An MLA Works Cited page is alphabetized based on the title of source. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Michael is writing a rhetorical analysis essay. In which part of the essay should he identify the speaker, occasion, and audience, and include a thesis statement? A) Body Paragraphs. B) Introduction. C) Works Cited Page. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction. 28. Which of the following is the minimum required length for essay 1?(Remember that this does not include heading and works cited entries) A) 1100 words. B) 1000 words. C) 1200 words. D) 1150 words. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1150 words. 29. (in printing or writing) the amount of space between successive words, letters, or lines. (entire document is double-spaced) A) THESIS. B) SUMMARY. C) SPACING. D) WORKS CITED. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SPACING. 30. What is due Monday, September 23 A) Introduction paragraph. B) Introduction paragraph with thesis and layout. C) Thesis. D) The entire essay/project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introduction paragraph with thesis and layout. 31. Should the text of your document be double-spaced? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. What comes FIRST in a proper MLA heading? A) First and Last Name. B) Instructor's Name. C) Course Name. D) Due Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First and Last Name. 33. The heading of your essay consists of which of the following information: A) Your name, your teachers name, the class, the due date. B) Your name and a title. C) Your name and the due date. D) Your name, the title, and the due date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your name, your teachers name, the class, the due date. 34. How many lines are included in an MLA heading? A) 5. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 35. MLA format is commonly used for: A) English essays. B) Math problem sets. C) Science lab reports. D) Business letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) English essays. 36. The 2nd "E" in the P.E.E.L. method stands for A) Exercise. B) Equivalent. C) Evidence. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evidence. 37. How should the title of an MLA paper be formatted? A) All lowercase. B) Title case (the first letter of each word is capitalized). C) Sentence case. D) All uppercase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title case (the first letter of each word is capitalized). 38. Identify the correct way to cite a direct quote from a source in MLA format. A) Include the author's last name and the page number in parentheses after the quote. B) Only include the author's last name in parentheses after the quote. C) Do not include any citation after the quote. D) Include the title of the source and the publication date in parentheses after the quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Include the author's last name and the page number in parentheses after the quote. 39. Where do the page numbers go? A) At the top left corner of each page. B) At the bottom left of each page. C) At the top right corner of each page. D) At the bottom middle of each page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the top right corner of each page. 40. How many times do you have to change the font when typing a paper? A) None, it's already in the right font. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 41. An MLA citation is A) The author's last name in parenthesis. B) The full citation for a source listed on the words cited. C) Irrelevant to a research essay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The full citation for a source listed on the words cited. 42. Where do you put the page number on an MLA paper? A) Upper right corner. B) Lower left corner. C) Lower right corner. D) Upper left corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upper right corner. 43. Pressing the "Tab" key will ..... each paragraph. A) End. B) Control. C) Dent. D) Indent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indent. 44. In MLA format, how should the date be written in the header? A) Day Month Year. B) Month Day, Year. C) Month/Day/Year. D) Year Month Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day Month Year. 45. In MLA style, what would you include in the parentheses for a directly quoted in-text citation? A) Author's last name and page number. B) Author's last name and publication date. C) Author's last name, p. D) Author's last name first, then a comma and first name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's last name and page number. 46. If there is no author for an article, MLA citation uses the A) Article title in quotation marks. B) Article title in italics. C) Website name in italics. D) Organization name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article title in quotation marks. 47. Which of the following is a key feature of MLA format for in-text citations? A) Author-year format. B) Use of endnotes. C) Author-page number format. D) Use of footnotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author-page number format. 48. Create a works cited entry for the following information:A book by Charles William Taussig, entitled Rum, Romance and Rebellion, which is printed in New York by Milton, Blach in 1928. A) -. B) -. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -. 49. What does the location refer to in MLA format for a printed book? A) The URL or DOI. B) The address of the publishing company. C) The country where you find the information. D) The page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The page number. 50. How many sources do you need for your annotated bibliography? A) 10. B) 12. C) 7. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 51. Which of the following is the correct way to type the due date? A) Dec 22, 2022. B) 12 December, 2022. C) December, 2022. D) 12/12/22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 December, 2022. 52. Which revision is the most effective? A) Adding longer sentences. B) Clarifying explanations after quotes. C) Changing the font style. D) Fixing spelling errors only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clarifying explanations after quotes. 53. When using parenthetical citations (citing within the text), what TWO things should you include in a citation? A) Author's first name & page #. B) Title & page #. C) Author & Title. D) Author's last name & page #. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's last name & page #. 54. What do you do when you have no author of an article? A) Last name and page number. B) Name of the article. C) Just a page number. D) Plagiarize something your friend wrote down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Name of the article. 55. What is the purpose of an in-text citation in MLA format? A) To provide a summary of the source. B) To give credit to the original author. C) To list all sources used in the research. D) To explain the context of the quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give credit to the original author. 56. Which are the 3 San Serif fonts that are approved to use with MLA citation? A) Calibri, Garamond, Times New Roman. B) Arial, Calibri, Georgia. C) Georgia, Garamond, Times New Roman. D) Graduate, Wingdings, Arial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Georgia, Garamond, Times New Roman. 57. A line or block of text appearing at the top of each page of a book or document. A) DATA. B) COUNTERCLAIM. C) HEADER. D) FONT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HEADER. 58. What is the correct line spacing for an MLA formatted paper? A) 1.5 spacing. B) Double-spaced. C) Single-spaced. D) Triple-spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-spaced. 59. What is the third line in an MLA header? A) Class Period. B) First Last Name. C) Date. D) Teacher's Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class Period. 60. How should you close the essay? A) Restate your thesis exactly. B) With a hook. C) Find a new way to restate your thesis. D) With a piece of evidence. 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