This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mary has finished writing her rhetorical analysis paper, but she has forgotten something. Which of the following would be the BEST element to add? A) A description of the speaker's outfit and hairstyle during the speech. B) An explanation of the effect of the rhetorical devices used. C) She personal opinion about whether or not the speech was good. D) The results of an opinion poll that was given of the audience following the speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An explanation of the effect of the rhetorical devices used. 2. Which of the following dates is correct for MLA? A) 11/9/2015. B) 9 November, 2015. C) 9 November 2015. D) November 9, 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9 November 2015. 3. In MLA format, how should the author's name appear in the in-text citation? A) First name, Last name. B) Last name only. C) Last name, First name. D) First name onlyTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last name only. 4. What is the first step in creating an MLA format citation according to the provided steps? A) Copy and paste the web link into the search bar. B) Determine the topic you are researching. C) Search for sites relevant to your topic. D) Follow the steps and copy and paste the citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determine the topic you are researching. 5. When we say that a website is a credible source we mean: A) The source is unbelievable and fantastic. B) It is unreliable and false. C) The source is appropriate for a business report. D) It is believable and trustworthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is believable and trustworthy. 6. The first page of an MLA document includes: A) Student nameTeacher nameCourseDate. B) Student nameTeacher NameDate. C) Student NameDate. D) Student NameTitle of paperDate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Student nameTeacher nameCourseDate. 7. How many lines are included in the heading of an MLA formatted paper? A) One. B) Four. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 8. Do you need a publication date when citing in MLA format A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. What information goes in the heading on the first page of an MLA document? A) Student NameTitle of paperDate. B) Student nameTeacher nameCourseDate. C) Student nameTeacher NameDate. D) Student NameDate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student nameTeacher nameCourseDate. 10. Which of the following is NOT abbreviated in the bibliography according to MLA format? A) Association. B) University. C) Incorporated. D) Company. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Association. 11. Identify the correct order of elements in an APA reference list entry for a book. A) Author, Title, Publisher, Year. B) Author, Year, Title, Publisher. C) Title, Author, Year, Publisher. D) Year, Author, Title, PublisherTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author, Year, Title, Publisher. 12. What is the correct font size and style for an MLA formatted paper? A) 10 pt, Times New Roman. B) 12 pt, Times New Roman. C) 11 pt, Calibri. D) 12 pt, Arial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 pt, Times New Roman. 13. Which sentence states the writer's claim?(1) The school tardiness policy needs to be revised. (2) Students should not be punished for circumstances that are out of their control. (3) For instance, the city buses tend to run late in the wintertime. (4) Students should not be forced to wake up an hour early just to be sure that they're not five minutes late. A) Sentence 2. B) Sentence 3. C) Sentence 4. D) Sentence 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sentence 1. 14. Your header should include A) Your first name, last name, and page number. B) Your last name and page number. C) The title of the paper and page number. D) Only your name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your last name and page number. 15. Your "Works Cited" page needs to include a hanging indent. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. If my Works Cited citation has no author A) Citations without authors appear at the end of the works cited page. B) The citation begins with the publisher's full name. C) The citation is indented an extra 5 spaces. D) The citation begins with the title of the source at the left margin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The citation begins with the title of the source at the left margin. 17. Which type of font should be used in MLA formatted papers? A) Wingdings. B) Papyrus. C) Times New Roman. D) Comic Sans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Times New Roman. 18. What should be included in the citation for an online source? A) Location and DOI or URL. B) Location and subscription information. C) DOI or URL and subscription information. D) Location, DOI, and subscription informationTagsE3.9D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location and DOI or URL. 19. Use the provided sample works cited sources to create MLA in-text citations for the given questions. A) False. B) In Chicago format, the Works Cited page should be included in the middle of the research paper. C) True. D) In APA format, the Works Cited page should be included at the beginning of the research paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 20. A proper, in-text, citation for a direct quote would look like this, "Friday is white dress for males and black dress for females for Homecoming week" (Cooper, 2016). A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. How is research defined according to the provided material? A) The process of asking questions and finding answers. B) The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. C) The act of reading about a topic and summarizing the information. D) The collection of data without a specific purpose or methodology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. 22. True or False:MLA Format includes a header at the right-hand corner that includes your last name and page number. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. For every new paragraph you should: A) Hit space 8 times. B) Hit backspace. C) Indent once. D) Hit enter twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indent once. 24. What is the proper way to cite a quote from page 332 in a book by J.K. Rowling? A) (332). B) (Rowling 332). C) (J.K. Rowling 332). D) (Rowling, 332). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Rowling 332). 25. What size font are you supposed to be using? A) 25. B) 12. C) 30. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 26. What is the first line in an MLA header? A) First Last Name. B) Date. C) Teacher's Name. D) Class Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Last Name. 27. How should works by authors with multiple names be cited? A) Under a single form of the author's name. B) Under all forms of the author's name. C) Under the most well-known form of the author's name. D) Under the least well-known form of the author's nameTagsE3.9D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under a single form of the author's name. 28. The action of calling attention to notable differences. A) ATTRIBUTION. B) COHERENCE. C) COMPARE. D) CONTRAST. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CONTRAST. 29. Which of the following is NOT a core element of MLA Citations? A) Publisher. B) Title of source. C) Date of access. D) Author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Date of access. 30. Dr. King stated in his sermon "Loving Your Enemies" , "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that" . This type of in-text citation is an example of ..... A) Direct quotation. B) Paraphrasing. C) Block quotation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct quotation. 31. What does it mean to plagiarize? A) To provide firsthand evidence of an event in history. B) To present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit. C) To create visual representations of historical events. D) To write a written work about a historical event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To present someone's work as your own without giving that person credit. 32. CTRL + v means to A) Cut. B) Print. C) Vacuum the room. D) Paste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paste. 33. What is the first 2 things you always start a citation with? (assume all sources have these 2) A) First name of author, last name. B) Publisher, location. C) Last name of author, first initial. D) Last name of author, first name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last name of author, first name. 34. What's the correct order for your paper heading? A) Your name, teacher name, class, date. B) Your name, date, class, teacher. C) Your name, date, teacher, class. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your name, teacher name, class, date. 35. The MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located ..... A) At the bottom of the page. B) On the last page of the paper. C) Just after the information being cited. D) Just before the information cited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Just after the information being cited. 36. This is an example of a proper citation for a website:http://www.smithsonian.com/ist/?next=/science-nature A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. How do you format an in-text citation for a source with no author? A) (Source 20). B) (Anonymous 20). C) ( "Title of Work" 20). D) (Untitled 20). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ( "Title of Work" 20). 38. What is the recommended spacing for MLA Format? A) Triple spacing. B) Single spacing. C) Double spacing. D) 1.5 spacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double spacing. 39. For what does MLA use quotation marks? A) Publication or container titles. B) Direct quotations and article titles. C) Article titles only. D) Direct quotations only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct quotations and article titles. 40. Putting someone else's thoughts and ideas into your own words A) Paraphrase. B) In-Text Citation. C) Direct Plagiarism. D) Works Cited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase. 41. What is the proper in-text/parenthetical citation for the following book entry?Patterson, James. Worst Case Scenario. New York:Hugh Publishing, 2010. A) (Patterson, James 253). B) (Patterson, 2010, 253). C) (James Patterson 253). D) (Patterson 253). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Patterson 253). 42. Which format typically uses a "Works Cited" page? A) APA. B) MLA. C) Chicago. D) HarvardTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MLA. 43. The parenthetical citation should be located A) At the end of the sentence where you use the quote. B) Anywhere in the sentence where you use the quote. C) Anyplace in the paragraph where you use the quote. D) Immediately following the quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immediately following the quote. 44. If you use the author's last name in a previous example or as part of the lead-in, you do NOT need to repeat it in the citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Which of these do you NOT need in the top left corner of your paper? A) Unit number. B) Teacher's name. C) Date paper was started. D) Your name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unit number. 46. The "P" in the P.E.E.L. method stands for A) Portion. B) Part. C) Point. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point. 47. What supplies do you need every single day? A) Writing utensil. B) Notebook. C) Independent reading book. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 48. If you use a quote that is over 3 sentences, you must use ..... A) Multiple quotations. B) A block quote. C) Break up the quote into smaller parts. D) Insert and ellipse ( ) in the middle of the quote. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A block quote. 49. How does the format for the title of the Works Cited page differ from the title of the essay itself? A) Works Cited should be bolded. B) Works Cited should be in quotations. C) There is no difference. D) Works Cited should be left aligned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no difference. 50. Sources are places where one finds evidence to support one's claim. A ..... is a list of the sources used in researching information. A) Bibliography/Works Cited. B) Counterclaim. C) Claim. D) Credible Source Page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bibliography/Works Cited. 51. If you are citing an article that has multiple authors, whose name do you put in parentheses? A) Only the last name of the author who is first in alphabetical order. B) First and last name of all authors in any order. C) First and last names of all authors in alphabetical order. D) Last name of all authors in alphabetical order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only the last name of the author who is first in alphabetical order. 52. The header of your essay should include ..... A) Page number. B) Your name, the teacher's name, the course, and the date. C) Your last name and the page number. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your last name and the page number. 53. The only acceptable FONT size when following MLA guidelines?(unless instructor specified) A) 12. B) 13. C) 14. D) 11.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 54. Every online article will have an author's name written on it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. What size do your margins need to be in MLA format? A) 2 inches. B) 1 centimeter. C) 2 centimeters. D) 1 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 inch. 56. How many components are essential in the heading of an MLA formatted paper? A) Four. B) Three. C) Five. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 57. When quoting a source directly in MLA format, what information must be included in the in-text citation if the author's name is not mentioned in the text? A) Author's first name and page number. B) Author's last name and page number. C) Publication year and page number. D) Title of the work and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's last name and page number. 58. Why does formatting matter? A) It changes the meaning of the writing. B) It limits creativity. C) It helps readers quickly find information. D) It makes essays longer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps readers quickly find information. 59. In an MLA paper, how do you format the header? A) Last name and page number aligned to the right side of the document. B) Last name and page number aligned to the left side of the document. C) Essay title and page number aligned to the right side of the document. D) Essay title and page number aligned to the left side of the document. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last name and page number aligned to the right side of the document. 60. If there is no author listed for a source, what do you list first in the References or Works Cited entry? A) The article title. B) The date of publication. C) "Anonymous". D) None of the above. 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