This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Works Cited – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Works Cited Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Look at the works cited page example:How many sources are listed? A) 4. B) 2. C) 10. D) 5, 689, 304. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 2. Jason decides to start his own business. He and his friends are going to dress up like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and entertain kids at local fairs. They hope to make enough money to purchase some equipment for their band. A) Following Copyright. B) Breaking Copyright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking Copyright. 3. If I included the author's last name or a shortened version of the text title when there is no author in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Select the Page number in this Works Cited entry. A) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. B) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. C) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. D) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. 5. If the name of the article is really long, are you allowed to shorten it for an in-text citation? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. Which formatting style is required A) MLA. B) APA. C) Harvard. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MLA. 7. In an MLA Works Cited page, how should multiple authors be listed for a single source? A) List all authors' full names separated by commas. B) List the first author's full name followed by 'et al.'. C) List the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'. D) List all authors' last names separated by commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) List the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'. 8. Which of the following belongs in a Works Cited? A) Irina Stovski, "Reading and Writing Strengthens Neural Pathways, " Neuroscience Weekly 14, no. 9 (2023):15, https://doi.org/10.1086/727644. B) Stovski, Irina. "Reading and Writing Strengthens Neural Pathways." Neuroscience Weekly 14, no. 9 (2023):12-23. https://doi.org/10.1086/727644. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stovski, Irina. "Reading and Writing Strengthens Neural Pathways." Neuroscience Weekly 14, no. 9 (2023):12-23. https://doi.org/10.1086/727644. 9. As of Friday, February 14, the United States have won 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals. A) Needs to be cited. B) Does NOT need to be cited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needs to be cited. 10. What information is typically included in a Works Cited entry for a journal article? A) Author, title of article, journal name, DOI. B) Author, title of article, journal name, volume, issue, year, pages. C) Author, title of article, journal name, publisher, year. D) Author, title of article, journal name, URL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author, title of article, journal name, volume, issue, year, pages. 11. Curling is one of the toughest sports in the Winter Olympics and takes a great deal of concentration and skill. A) Needs to be cited. B) Does NOT need to be cited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does NOT need to be cited. 12. How should source citations be ordered on the works cited page? A) Alphabetically by first item of each citation. B) By the order in which they appear in the paper. C) Randomly according to whim. D) Sources should never be cited on a works cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alphabetically by first item of each citation. 13. The first line of each citation is not indented, but all lines after the first are indented by 0.5 inches. This is called a ..... A) Interesting Development. B) Hanging Indent. C) Paragraph. D) Title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanging Indent. 14. Which of the following is a correct way to format a book entry on a Works Cited page in MLA style? A) Publisher, Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, Year of Publication. B) Title of Book. Author's First Name Last Name. Publisher, Year of Publication. C) Author's First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Year of Publication, Publisher. D) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 15. Select the tanslators first name in this Works Cited entry for a short story in an anthology.Cervantes, Miguel de. "The Power of Blood." Trans. William M. Davis. Spanish Stories. Ed. Angel Flores. New York:Dover Publications, 1987. 62-89. Print. A) Spanish. B) Miguel de. C) William. D) Ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William. 16. Your works cited needs to be included A) On its own page at the beginning. B) Only if you want extra credit. C) On its own page at the end. D) At the bottom of every page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On its own page at the end. 17. Shelby is citing a book with one author in her works cited. How should she format it? A) Author's lane name, first name, Title. Publisher, Publication date. B) Title, Author's last name, first name, publisher, publication date. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's lane name, first name, Title. Publisher, Publication date. 18. This is a citation for which type of source?Lundman, Susan. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow, www.ehow.com/how ..... 10727 ..... make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015. A) Scholarly article. B) Image. C) Webpage. D) Magazine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Webpage. 19. What formatting style is used for the references in a works cited page? A) Block format. B) Hanging indents. C) Paragraph format. D) Justified alignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanging indents. 20. Where should the Works Cited page be placed in an MLA formatted essay? A) Immediately after the title page. B) On a separate page at the end of the essay. C) In the appendix. D) At the beginning of the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On a separate page at the end of the essay. 21. True or False? You should ONLY include the sources you used in your speech/essay on your Works Cited page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. A works cited helps your readers by A) Explaining why you wrote the paper. B) Restating the thesis of your paper. C) Allowing them to use your sources to do their own research. D) Allowing them to plagiarize your sources in their own papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowing them to use your sources to do their own research. 23. Which of the following is a correct way to format a book title in an MLA Works Cited page? A) "Title of the Book". B) Title of the Book,. C) Title of the Book. D) Title of the Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Title of the Book. 24. If the title of a source is formatted in ALL CAPS, then you should include the title in ALL CAPS in your citation as well. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Select the volume number and issue number in this Works Cited entry.Shao, Ying Ying, et al. "Government Intervention and Corporate Policies." Journal of Business Research, vol. 68, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1205-15. A) 1205-15. B) Vol. 68, no. 6. C) No. 6. D) 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vol. 68, no. 6. 26. In MLA format, which of the following details is NOT required in a Works Cited entry for a journal article? A) Title of the article. B) Page numbers. C) Author's name. D) Date of access. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Date of access. 27. What does this work cited entry indicate about the cited work?Gemechu, Teshome. "Review on Lactic Acid Bacteria Function in Milk Fermentation and Preservation." African Journal of Food Science 9.4 (2015):170-175. Web. 18 May 2015. A) It is a web page written by Teshome Gemechu. B) It is a journal article written by Teshome Gemechu. C) It is a journal article and it doesn't have an author. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a journal article written by Teshome Gemechu. 28. The works cited page is the part of a research paper that lists all the sources used by the author along with additional information like the publisher A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Select the article title in this Works Cited entry for a newspaper article.Kavanagh, Vickie. "Where to Find Free Help Preparing and Filing Your Tax Returns." The Oregonian 1 Apr. 2015:n. pag. Web. 10 Apr. 2015. A) "Where to Find Free Help Preparing and Filing Your Tax Returns.". B) Kavanagh, Vickie. C) The Oregonian. D) 1 Apr. 2015. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Where to Find Free Help Preparing and Filing Your Tax Returns.". 30. It is not necessary to cite a summarized source as long as you don't quote verbatim from the text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. Jo Marchant wrote a book called Decoding the Heavens, published in 2009 by Da Capo Press. Which of the following appears first in the citation? A) Decoding the Heavens. B) Jo. C) Marchant. D) Da Capo Press. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marchant. 32. What does this works cited entry indicate about the cited work?2015 Scholarship Handbook. New York:The College Board, 2014. Print. A) The College Board is the publisher. B) New York is the web page title. C) It is an article. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The College Board is the publisher. 33. If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation? A) Website title. B) Author's name. C) Page number. D) Website article title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's name. 34. Which in-text citation is correctly formatted? A) Although most mythological creatures don't exist, "unicorns are real" (Jones 5). B) Although most mythological creatures don't exist, "unicorns are real (Jones 5)" . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although most mythological creatures don't exist, "unicorns are real" (Jones 5). 35. Where does your works cited page go in your report? A) Beginning. B) Middle. C) End. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End. 36. The Works Cited page is the last page of the research paper. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 37. The font size should be ..... A) Large enough to signify importance. B) Just slightly larger than what you use for the citations. C) The same size as the citations. D) The same size and italicized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The same size as the citations. 38. What kind of citation is the following:White, Kathleen. "Preparing to Run Your First Marathon" . Miami Runner's Weekly, 6 July 2007, p. C2 A) Book. B) Newspaper. C) Magazine. D) Journal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newspaper. 39. Footnote or Works Cited:Green, Fault in Our Stars, 88. A) Footnote. B) Works cited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Footnote. 40. Why do we need a works cited page? A) Because my teacher says so. B) To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately. C) To add length to your paper. D) To stress out students. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately. 41. Elena wrote a song and wants to call it "The Way We Were" but found out there's already a famous song with that name. Is she violating copyright law by using the title? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 42. The title of your Works Cited page should be A) Center. B) Left. C) Italicized. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Center. 43. What is the spacing of your Works Cited page? A) Double. B) Single. C) 1.5". D) 1.25". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double. 44. Lamar is citing a web article in his works cited. How should he format it? A) Author's last name, first name. "Article Name." Title of web magazine, publication date, URL. Date he accessed the article. B) Author's first name, Last name, Title of web magazine. Atkcle name. Publication date, URL Date he access the article. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's last name, first name. "Article Name." Title of web magazine, publication date, URL. Date he accessed the article. 45. I think that we continue to have problem of athletic worship around the world. A) Needs to be cited. B) Does NOT need to be cited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does NOT need to be cited. 46. What style of writing do we use for research? A) MCA. B) ASA. C) MMA. D) MLA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MLA. 47. What is the primary purpose of a Works Cited page in an academic paper? A) To provide a list of all the sources referenced in the paper. B) To summarize the main points of the paper. C) To include additional information not covered in the paper. D) To offer a personal opinion on the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide a list of all the sources referenced in the paper. 48. What is the purpose of a hanging indent in an MLA Works Cited entry? A) To make the page look neat. B) To indicate the start of a new entry. C) To highlight the author's name. D) To visually separate entries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate the start of a new entry. 49. What is the primary purpose of using MLA citation in academic writing? A) To give credit to the original authors of the sources used. B) To make the paper look more professional. C) To confuse the readers. D) To increase the word count of the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give credit to the original authors of the sources used. 50. What is a common mistake to avoid on a "Works Cited" page? A) Including all the sources you consulted, even if you didn't cite them in your paper. B) Correctly formatting each citation. C) Organizing the entries alphabetically by the author's last name. D) Ensuring each entry is complete with all necessary information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Including all the sources you consulted, even if you didn't cite them in your paper. 51. How do you create a hanging indent in a works cited page? A) Use the tab key on the keyboard. B) Pull the arrow on the ruler to half an inch. C) Indent the entire list. D) Leave all lines flush left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull the arrow on the ruler to half an inch. 52. If there is no author, use the title of the article or book for to begin the citation for the Works Cited page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Select the medium of publication in this Works Cited entry."Statute of the International Court of Justice." International Court of Justice. United Nations, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2010.Submit A) Web. B) N.d. C) International Court of Justice. D) "Statute of the International Court of Justice.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Web. 54. MLA 8 Works Cited does not require the URL A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 55. The ability to know how to and then properly format a works cited page tells an instructor ..... (The one best answer.) A) That you understand how to do more than just copy and paste links. B) You care enough to at least try and do it correctly. C) You know how to access online manuals and care enough to apply those rules to your own work, because you are not one who plagiarizes others' ideas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You know how to access online manuals and care enough to apply those rules to your own work, because you are not one who plagiarizes others' ideas. 56. What does this Work Cited entry indicate about the cited work?Ulin, David L. "The Magic Is Missing in Toni Morrison's 'God Help the Child." ' Rev. of God Help the Child, by Toni Morrison. Los Angeles Times 23 Apr. 2015:n. pag. Web. 30 Apr. 2015. A) It is a magazine article. B) The author's first name is Toni. C) It is a review. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a magazine article. 57. Which of the following is the correct format for a book title in an MLA Works Cited entry? A) 'The Great Gatsby'. B) "The Great Gatsby". C) The Great Gatsby. D) The Great Gatsby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Great Gatsby. 58. Select the translator's first name in this work cited entry for a short story in an anthology.Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." Trans. Maragaret S. Penden. A Hammock beneath the Mangoes:Stories from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York:Plume, 1992. 83-88. Print. A) Thomas. B) Maragaret. C) Plume. D) Isabel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maragaret. 59. In a "Works Cited" page, how are the entries typically organized? A) By the length of each source. B) Alphabetically by the author's last name. C) In the order that they appear in the paper. D) By the publication date of each source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically by the author's last name. 60. What order should your sources be listed in on your works cited list? A) Numerical order. B) Whatever order I found them it doesn't matter. C) Alphabetical order. D) Chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alphabetical order. 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