This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the recommended font for MLA formatted documents in Google Docs? A) Calibri 12. B) Times New Roman 12. C) Arial 11. D) Comic Sans 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times New Roman 12. 2. In what order should the header be? A) Date, student's name, class, and teacher's name. B) Student's name, teacher's name, class, and date. C) Student's name, date, teacher's name, and class. D) Class, Student's name, Teacher's Name, Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student's name, teacher's name, class, and date. 3. Why is it important to properly cite sources in MLA format? A) To show off knowledge of MLA format. B) To make the paper longer. C) To give credit to original authors, avoid plagiarism, and allow readers to locate sources. D) To confuse readers with unnecessary information. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give credit to original authors, avoid plagiarism, and allow readers to locate sources. 4. True or False. The first line of each paragraph should be indented 1/2 inch from the 1 inch margin. This can be done by using the tab key. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Use the provided sample works cited sources to create MLA in-text citations for the given questions. When should you use an in-text citation in your research paper? A) Whenever you directly quote or paraphrase information from a source. B) When summarizing information from a source. C) Only when using direct quotes from a source. D) When citing your own original ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whenever you directly quote or paraphrase information from a source. 6. This method of persuasion addresses the reasons why the topic is important at that time. A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) Kairos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kairos. 7. Why do we use MLA format in academic papers? A) To give the paper a makeover and make it a visual treat. B) To bring a sense of uniformity, making it a breeze for readers to navigate through. C) To sneakily bump up the word count. D) Just to keep up with the global writing trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To bring a sense of uniformity, making it a breeze for readers to navigate through. 8. Which of the following is a correct in-text citation in MLA format? A) (Smith 23). B) (23 Smith). C) Smith, 23. D) 23 (Smith). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Smith 23). 9. What is the proper in-text/parenthetical citation for the following periodical entry?Rosco, James. "Landscaping in Deserts." Landscaping. May 2011:11-12. A) (James 11-12). B) (James). C) ("Landscaping in Deserts"). D) (James p. 11-12). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (James 11-12). 10. Formatting does NOT change: A) How easy a paper is to read. B) How professional a paper looks. C) How organized a paper appears. D) What the writer says. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What the writer says. 11. How does MLA format help teachers when grading essays? A) It allows teachers to skip reading the essay. B) It creates a consistent layout so teachers can focus on content. C) It guarantees higher grades. D) It adds more sources automatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It creates a consistent layout so teachers can focus on content. 12. The MLA style stands for A) Modern Language Association. B) Many Loose Adverbs. C) Modern Lingo Applications. D) Modern Linking Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modern Language Association. 13. When putting the page number on the paper, where does it go? A) Top right. B) Top left. C) Bottom right. D) Bottom left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Top right. 14. What should be keyed at the top left of the first page of an Academic report? A) Page nuber. B) Heading. C) Title. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heading. 15. Which one is the correct way of writing an MLA in-text citation? A) According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation." (99). B) According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation." (p. 99). C) According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation" (99). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation" (99). 16. How should the author's name be formatted in an MLA citation? A) Last name first. B) First name first. C) Only initials. D) No author name required ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last name first. 17. How should you format the title of your paper? A) Bold. B) Highlight only the second half. C) Italicize. D) No formatting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No formatting. 18. Match the technique to the appropriate appeal:titles/position A) Ethos. B) Logos. C) Pathos. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethos. 19. Asunder A) Assistance in time of distress; relief. B) A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom. C) Into separate parts or pieces. D) Something left over; a remainder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into separate parts or pieces. 20. What is the standard font size used in MLA formatting? A) 10. B) 11. C) 12. D) 14TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 21. Which is the correct MLA in-text citation format for a quote from page 12 of a source by Smith? A) (Smith, page 12). B) (12 Smith). C) (Smith:12). D) (Smith 12). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Smith 12). 22. Which of the following is the correct MLA format for in-text citations? A) (Author's Last Name Page Number). B) (Author's Last Name). C) (Author's Last Name Year). D) (Author's First Name Page Number). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Author's Last Name Page Number). 23. How is the date written in MLA format? A) 8/22/18. B) August 22, 2018. C) August 22 2018. D) 22 August, 2018. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22 August, 2018. 24. How many spaces do you use after a period? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 25. What size font should you use when writing in MLA format? A) 8 pt. B) 10 pt. C) 12 pt. D) 14 pt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 pt. 26. How should a long quote (more than four lines) be formatted in MLA style? A) Indented one inch from the left margin, without quotation marks. B) Enclosed in double quotation marks. C) Italicized. D) Indented one inch from the right margin, with quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indented one inch from the left margin, without quotation marks. 27. What is this called? (Shakespeare, Act 1 Sc.3) when used at the end of a sentence, paragraph, project, etc. A) In-Text Citation(parenthetical note). B) Direct quote. C) Boring. D) Legally allowed to cheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In-Text Citation(parenthetical note). 28. Which part of the Citation is incorrect? "Questions of Transport:Reading Primo Levi Reading Dante." Goldman, Anne.The Georgia Review, vol. 64, no. 1, 2010, pp. 69-88. JSTOR. A) The Author's name goes first. B) The volume and issue number go last. C) The database goes after the journal name. D) The article title goes after the journal name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Author's name goes first. 29. How should entries on a Works Cited page be formatted? A) Single-spaced and indented. B) Double-spaced with a hanging indent. C) Single-spaced with a hanging indent. D) Double-spaced and left-aligned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-spaced with a hanging indent. 30. In your citation, the elements should be listed in the following order:Author. Title of source. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books