This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for an MLA formatted paper? A) Double spacing. B) 1-inch margins. C) A title page. D) Times New Roman font. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A title page. 2. Select the appropriate formatting for the following magazine:A. VogueB. "Vogue"C. VogueD. Vogue A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 3. Does MLA format require a title page? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 4. What shoulda n in-text citation should include? A) Authors name italicized after quote. B) Page number from article quote in parenthisis. C) Name of article in parenthesis. D) Asources last name or article title in parenthesis at the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asources last name or article title in parenthesis at the end of a sentence. 5. Where do page numbers go? A) The top. B) The middle. C) The bottom. D) No page number necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The top. 6. When citing a book in MLA format, what punctuation should follow the title? A) Semicolon. B) Comma. C) Period. D) Exclamation mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Period. 7. What should the line spacing be throughout the paper? A) Single spaced. B) 1.5 lines. C) Double spaced. D) 2.5 lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double spaced. 8. Which of the following is the correct order for the MLA Works Cited page entry? A) Publication Year, Publisher, Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of the Book. B) Title of the Book. Author's First Name, Author's Last Name. Publisher, Publication Year. C) Publisher, Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of the Book, Publication Year. D) Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of the Book. Publisher, Publication Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of the Book. Publisher, Publication Year. 9. What is the purpose of the MLA format? A) To torture high school students with a random, meaningless set of rules created by teachers for their own morbid entertainment, and to create easier ways for teachers to damage 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. 10. How should you format a long quote (more than four lines of prose) in MLA style? A) In quotation marks within the paragraph. B) As a block quote, indented 1 inch from the left margin. C) In italics within the paragraph. D) As a footnote at the bottom of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a block quote, indented 1 inch from the left margin. 11. When citing a source with multiple authors in MLA format, how many authors should be listed before using et al.? A) None. B) All. C) Two. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One. 12. Which of the following statements about the works cited page is false? A) Entries are alphabetized. B) You should add an additional space between entries. C) The first line of each entry begins at the margin and any lines that follow are indented 5 spaces. D) Works Cited should be centered at the top of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should add an additional space between entries. 13. Which of the following is a big no-no in MLA format? A) A one inch margin on all sides. B) Times New Roman or other "regular" font, 12 pt. size. C) Triple-spaced lines. D) Last name and page number on the upper right corner of every page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triple-spaced lines. 14. What should the page margins be set to? A) 1.5 inches. B) 2 inches. C) 1 inch. D) 0.5 inchesTagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 inch. 15. Why is it important to cite information you borrow? A) Because it is not important to give credit to the one who said it. B) IT'S NOT YOURS!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IT'S NOT YOURS!. 16. In MLA format, how should the author's name be listed in the Works Cited page? A) First name Last name. B) Last name, First name. C) Last name only. D) First name onlyTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last name, First name. 17. According to this citation. What is the title of this article?Sartore, Joel. "African Lion:National Geographic." National Geographic, 21 Sept. 2018, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-lion/. A) Joel Sartore. B) Www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/african-lion/. C) African Lion:National Geographic. D) National Geographic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) African Lion:National Geographic. 18. What does MLA actually stand for? A) Modern Language Association. B) Modern Linguistic Application. C) Multiple Language Association. D) Modern Learning Association. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern Language Association. 19. Which belongs only in the introduction paragraph? A) A supporting claim. B) A counterclaim. C) A thesis statement. D) A quote from a source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A thesis statement. 20. In the top left corner of an MLA paper, there are four lines of information. The fourth 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: B) The due date. 21. Should your "Works Cited" page be at the end of your essay, or on its own page at the very end? A) It should follow the last line after your essay body. B) It should be on its own page at the very end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It should be on its own page at the very end. 22. What is the recommended font and size for MLA formatting? A) Calibri, 11pt. B) Arial, 14pt. C) Comic Sans, 10pt. D) The recommended font for MLA formatting is Times New Roman, and the recommended size is 12pt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The recommended font for MLA formatting is Times New Roman, and the recommended size is 12pt. 23. Identify the correct order of elements in an MLA Works Cited entry for a book. A) Author, Title, Publisher, Year. B) Title, Author, Publisher, Year. C) Author, Publisher, Title, Year. D) Publisher, Author, Title, Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author, Title, Publisher, Year. 24. What is in-text citation? A) Listing the sources on a Works Cited Page. B) Writing down the link to your source at the end of the paper. C) Putting the link to the source after your quote. D) Inserted in the text of your research paper to briefly document the source you use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inserted in the text of your research paper to briefly document the source you use. 25. What part of the following bibliography entry would go into the parenthetical citation? "Somewhere Out in the Field of Darkness." MSN. 17 Mar 2010. A) (MSN). B) ( "Darkness" ). C) ( "Somewhere Out in the Field "). D) ( "Somewhere Out in the Field of Darkness" ). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ( "Somewhere Out in the Field of Darkness" ). 26. Which one is the correct reference of an APA paper? A) Wilson, Russell. Interview. Conducted by Peter Miller, 9 May 2013. B) Wilson, R. (2013). Interview. Conducted by Peter Miller. C) Wilson, Russell. (2013). Interview. Conducted by Peter Miller. D) Wilson, R. Interview. Conducted by Peter Miller, (2013). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wilson, R. (2013). Interview. Conducted by Peter Miller. 27. What is the first line of your MLA Style Header? A) Your teacher's name. B) Your first and last name. C) Your last and first name. D) Your class title. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your first and last name. 28. What font style and size should be used? A) Times New Roman 12 pt. B) Times New Roman 10 pt. C) Arial 12 pt. D) You can use whatever font style and size you want. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Times New Roman 12 pt. 29. In MLA format, how is spacing configured throughout the document? A) Single-spaced. B) Triple-spaced. C) 1.5 line spacing. D) Double-spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Double-spaced. 30. True or False:You should always cite information you borrow from another source. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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