This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the correct format for an MLA in-text citation for a direct quote? A) (Author, Year, p. Page Number). B) (Author Page Number). C) (Author, Page Number). D) (Author, Year)TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Author Page Number). 2. What is the standard font size in MLA format? A) 11 pt. B) 14 pt. C) 10 pt. D) 12 pt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 pt. 3. What is the type of format for a works cited page? A) Hanging indent. B) Reverse paragraphj. C) Holding indent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hanging indent. 4. What color should your font be? A) Black. B) Blue. C) Orange. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black. 5. A proper MLA citation should just have the website. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which of the following is the correct format for citing a journal article in MLA? A) Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, volume number, issue number, year, pages. B) Author(s). 'Title of Article.' Title of Journal, volume number, year, pages. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, volume number, issue number, year, pages. 7. What comes first in a work cited entry? A) Year of publication. B) Article title. C) Publication title. D) Author last name, author first name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author last name, author first name. 8. A list of works that you referenced in the body of your work is called ..... A) Title page. B) Footer. C) Final page. D) Works cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Works cited page. 9. What should my line spacing be? A) Texas $ $ $. B) Double. C) Single. D) 1.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double. 10. What will you need to find for your research according to the instructions? A) Definitive sites in APA format. B) Finalized sites without any specific format. C) Tentative sites in MLA format. D) Tentative sites without any specific format. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tentative sites in MLA format. 11. How should your page be spaced A) Single space. B) Double space. C) One and a half space. D) It doesn't matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double space. 12. How should multiple authors be listed in an MLA Works Cited entry? A) List all authors' names in alphabetical order. B) List the first author followed by "et al.". C) List the first author followed by the others in the order they appear on the title page. D) List only the first author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) List the first author followed by the others in the order they appear on the title page. 13. Every citation on my work cited page A) Has an in-text citation in the body of my essay. B) Is a resource that was used to write my essay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is a resource that was used to write my essay. 14. Where is the MLA heading located? A) Top right corner of the first page. B) Top left corner of the first page. C) Bottom left corner of the second page. D) Centered at the top of the first page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Top left corner of the first page. 15. Using Google Docs you need to adjust your essay's date each time? A) False-it auto saves so it auto updates. B) True-it does not update the date. C) False-you don't need the date in your essay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True-it does not update the date. 16. If an entry in a Works Cited list is longer than one line, the second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanginingindent. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Use the provided sample works cited sources to create MLA in-text citations for the following book:Title of Book. Lastname, Firstname. Publisher, Year of Publication. A) (Lastname, Firstname). B) (Lastname, Year of Publication). C) (Firstname, Year of Publication). D) (Title of Book, Year of Publication). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Lastname, Year of Publication). 18. What is the correct way to format the date in the header of an MLA formatted paper? A) Year Month Day. B) Month/Day/Year. C) Month Day, Year. D) Day Month Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Day Month Year. 19. In MLA format, how should the first line of each paragraph be formatted? A) Right-aligned. B) Centered. C) Indented 1/2 inch. D) Left-aligned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indented 1/2 inch. 20. The header should include ..... A) Page number. B) Your first and last name. C) Your last name and page number. D) Your name, your teacher's name, the name of the class, and the due date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your last name and page number. 21. What is typed in the upper left hand corner of the paper? A) Student nameteacher nameclassdate. B) Page number. C) Paper title. D) Name and date only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Student nameteacher nameclassdate. 22. What is a header in MLA format? A) The title of the paper. B) A separate document section. C) Last name and page number located in the top right corner. D) A footnote at the bottom of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last name and page number located in the top right corner. 23. Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. A) COUNTERCLAIM. B) HEADER. C) DATA. D) FONT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DATA. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. How should the date be written in the header and bibliography/works cited? A) Dec. 2, 2010. B) December 2, 2010. C) 2 December 2010. D) 2 Dec. 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 December 2010. 27. 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. 28. 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!. 29. 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). 30. Which of the following is part of formatting? A) Topic choice. B) Evidence quality. C) Argument strength. D) Font size. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Font size. 31. Which field is MLA not frequently associated with? A) Language Arts. B) Research Papers. C) Cultural Studies. D) Fictional Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fictional Writing. 32. 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. 33. The action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing. A) ATTRIBUTION. B) COMPARE. C) COHERENCE. D) CONTRAST. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATTRIBUTION. 34. 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. 35. 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. 36. 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. 37. In MLA format, where should the Works Cited page appear in your research paper? A) At the end of the paper, on a separate page. B) Immediately after the title page. C) In the header of every page. D) Before the introduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end of the paper, on a separate page. 38. The last page of your paper is known as your ..... A) Work cited. B) Works completed. C) Works added. D) Works answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Work cited. 39. 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. 40. What is the proper information and order for your MLA heading? A) Student NameEssay TitleClass TitleDate. B) Student Name Instructor NameClass TitleDate. C) Student NameInstructor NameEssay Title Class Title. D) Student NameClass titleEssay TitleDate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student Name Instructor NameClass TitleDate. 41. The process of acknowledging the sources of your information and ideas A) Citing. B) Works cited list. C) Plagiarism. D) Quoting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citing. 42. 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. 43. 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. 44. 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. 45. What makes a counterclaim effective? A) It is a reasonable opposing view. B) It sounds extreme. C) It is easy to disagree with. D) It avoids evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a reasonable opposing view. 46. 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. 47. 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. 48. 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. 49. 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. 50. 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. 51. How many spaces after the date (in your heading) do you need before you type your title? A) 2. B) 5. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 52. Where does the page number appear in an MLA paper? A) Top right corner with your last name. B) Center of the page. C) Bottom left corner. D) Top left corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Top right corner with your last name. 53. What is the correct works cited entry for a book? A) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. Print. B) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science, Penguin, 1987. 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: C) Gleick, James. Chaos:Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. 54. What font do we use in MLA format? A) Arial. B) Comic sans. C) Vendetta. D) Times New Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Times New Roman. 55. What does the MLA header (not the heading) include? A) Course and teacher. B) Student's full name. C) Last name and page number. D) Running head title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last name and page number. 56. What font are you supposed to be using? A) Any of them are fine as long as they're professional. B) Times New Roman. C) Arial. D) Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times New Roman. 57. Should you cite information from a source even if you paraphrase it instead of using a direct quote? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 58. In MLA format, how should you cite a source with no known author in the text? A) Use the title of the work in italics. B) Use 'Unknown' followed by the page number. C) Use 'Anonymous' followed by the page number. D) Use the title of the work in quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use the title of the work in quotation marks. 59. Which of these elements comes first in a citation? A) Publisher. B) Source of Title. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Source of Title. 60. The author's full name should be mentioned before the quotes ..... A) When multiple authors are mentioned throughout the paper. B) When referencing their full work. C) When mentioning their name for the first time. D) When mentioning them directly without a quote. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books