This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct line spacing for an MLA formatted paper? A) 1.5 spacing. B) Double-spaced. C) Triple-spaced. D) Single-spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-spaced. 2. What is the third line in an MLA header? A) Date. B) Teacher's Name. C) First Last Name. D) Class Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Class Period. 3. How should you close the essay? A) With a hook. B) Restate your thesis exactly. C) Find a new way to restate your thesis. D) With a piece of evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Find a new way to restate your thesis. 4. Why do we use in-text citations in MLA format? A) To give the audience enough information to find the citation on the works cited page. B) To replace the works cited page. C) To provide a detailed explanation of the source. D) To interrupt the reader's flow with detailed source information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give the audience enough information to find the citation on the works cited page. 5. Which of the following represents correct MLA format for a Works Cited entry for a book with two authors? A) Twenge, Jean & Campbell, Keith. B) Twenge, Jean and Keith Campbell. C) Jean Twenge and Keith Campbell. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenge, Jean and Keith Campbell. 6. Which one is the correct parenthetical citation for a source with THREE authors? A) (Huber, Trumble, & Fuller 104). B) (Huber, Trumble, et al. 104). C) (Huber et al. 104). D) (Huber, Trumble, and Fuller 104). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Huber et al. 104). 7. The date in your heading should be ..... A) The date you started working on the assignment. B) Your birthday. C) The due date of the assignment. D) It doesn't matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The due date of the assignment. 8. Which is the best way to make this sentence in paragraph 2 complex:The word renewable means it can't be reused and once oil is burned, it takes a million years to make new oil. A) It takes a million years to make new oil since it's is nonrenewable. B) This sentence is a fragment. C) It already has a complex sentence, but this sentence could be revised for clarify. D) Even though the word renewable means it can't be reused . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes a million years to make new oil since it's is nonrenewable. 9. If the author's name appears in the signal phrase, what can be left out of the parentheses? (Page number is still required.) A) The quote. B) The page number. C) Quotation marks. D) The author's name in parentheses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author's name in parentheses. 10. What font size is used in MLA 8 formatting? A) 12. B) 8. C) 11. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 11. What are the margins in an MLA essay? A) 1". B) .5". C) 2". D) 1.5". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1". 12. What spacing are you supposed to be using on your papers? A) 1.1 Spaced. B) Single Spaced. C) 1.5 Spaced. D) Double spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Double spaced. 13. You have a book written by following two authors:Patricia O'Neill and Jose Martinez. Which option shows the correct way to format the authors' names on the Works Cited page of your paper? A) O'Neill, Patricia, & Jose Martinez. B) O'Neill, Patricia, and Jose Martinez. C) O'Neill, P. and Martinez, J. D) O'Neill, Patricia, and Martinez, Jose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) O'Neill, Patricia, and Jose Martinez. 14. The following entry is from what kind of source?Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006. A) Newspaper article. B) Documentary. C) Book. D) Website. E) Journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Website. 15. All body paragraphs begin with ..... A) Hook. B) Topic sentence. C) Thesis. D) Background information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topic sentence. 16. Where should the Works Cited page appear in your research paper? A) Immediately after the introduction. B) Before the conclusion. C) At the end of the paper. D) It is optional and not required. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the end of the paper. 17. MLA FORMAT:True or False. There should be an extra space (line) between paragraphs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. If you don't have an author for a quote, you don't have to include a citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. How far does the indentation at the start of a paragraph go? A) 1 inch from the margins. B) 1/2 inch from the margins. C) 1/2 inch from the paper. D) 1 inch from the paper. E) 2 inches from the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1/2 inch from the margins. 20. MLA in-text citation for an internet source includes A) The author's last name. B) The author's full name and page number. C) The organization name and date. D) Nothing is needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author's last name. 21. The blank border on each side of the print on a page. (1" on all sides) A) HOOK. B) IN-TEXT CITATION. C) HEADING. D) MARGINS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MARGINS. 22. TRUE OR FALSE:If you are quoting something or using a sentence from an article or website you should add quotation marks at the beginning and end of the sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 23. MLA format includes Times New Roman, 12 point font, and what size margins? A) 2-inch. B) 1-inch. C) 3-inch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1-inch. 24. Which font is required for MLA format? A) Calibri. B) Times New Roman. C) Comic Sans. D) Arial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times New Roman. 25. In the top left corner of an MLA paper, there are four lines of information. The first line should have: A) The teacher's name. B) The due date. C) Your first and last name. D) The class name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your first and last name. 26. What is the fourth line in an MLA header? A) First Last Name. B) Date. C) Class Period. D) Teacher's Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Date. 27. Your paper should always be ..... A) Triple spaced. B) Multiple spaced. C) Single spaced. D) Double spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Double spaced. 28. If using paraphrasing techniques and the author is listed in the sentence, what should you do? A) Use the author's name. B) Use the author's name and page number. C) Only use the page number. D) Use the author's first & last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only use the page number. 29. A Works Cited page should be formatted like this: A) The margins of the page should be set to 2 inches. B) There should be three spaces between each citation. C) All lines of each citation should be centered on the page. D) The first line of each citation should be aligned to the left margin and all other lines of that citation should be indented 0.5 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The first line of each citation should be aligned to the left margin and all other lines of that citation should be indented 0.5 inches. 30. What is the correct spacing between sentences in MLA format? A) One space. B) Two spaces. C) No spaces. D) Three spaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One space. ← 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 8Mla Format Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books