This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 38 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the punctuation go when you have parenthesis? A) Inside the parenthesis. B) Outside the parenthesis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside the parenthesis. 2. Which persuasive technique relies most on facts and data? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 3. What is the correct font size for MLA papers? A) 12 point Times New Roman. B) 10 point Arial. C) 14 point Helvetica. D) 16 point Comic Sans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 point Times New Roman. 4. What comes first in the header? A) Day Month Year. B) Class Name. C) Your name. D) Instructor's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your name. 5. Which of the following is considered plagiarism? A) Paraphrasing a source without citing it. B) Using your own ideas and words. C) Citing all sources properly. D) Quoting a source with proper citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrasing a source without citing it. 6. Does this citation look correct?Harrison states that '' ice-cream is better than cake" ( Harrison 67) A) Yes. B) No. You do not need the second name in the parenthese. C) 100% incorrect. D) This is not MLA citation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. You do not need the second name in the parenthese. 7. Which of the following is not true about the MLA formatting of the Works Cited? A) Practice hanging indent (reverse indentation compared to the paragraphs). B) Arrange each cited source alphabetically. C) Simply copy-paste the URL (web address) as evidence of citation. D) Put the Works Cited on a separate page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simply copy-paste the URL (web address) as evidence of citation. 8. When you are paraphrasing, do you use quotation marks? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Select the appropriate formatting for the following article:A. Maggots:A Revolting Medical Rebirth by Rahul KoppisettiB. "Maggots:A Revolting Medical Rebirth" by Rahul KoppisettiC. Maggots:A Revolting Medical Rebirth by Rahul KoppisettiD. Maggots:A Revolting Medical Rebirth by Rahul Koppisetti A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 10. What does the title of the container refer to in MLA format? A) The person who wrote the work. B) The company that published the work. C) The name of the website where you find an article. D) The name of the article. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The name of the website where you find an article. 11. Now that you have the citation written, what is the proper way to create an in-text citation for a source with those same two authors:Patricia O'Neill and Jose Martinez? A) (O'Neill 93). B) (O'Neill and Martinez 93). C) (O'Neill & Martinez 93). D) (Patricia O'Neill and Jose Martinez 93). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (O'Neill and Martinez 93). 12. Where does the page number go? A) Upper right corner. B) Upper left corner. C) Lower right corner. D) Bottom of page, centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upper right corner. 13. What is the rule for indenting paragraphs in MLA format? A) No indentation. B) 1.27 centimeters. C) 1 inch. D) 0.5 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.27 centimeters. 14. What is the font type and size for MLA format? A) Calibri 10 font size. B) Calibri 12 font size. C) Times New Roman 12 font size. D) Times New Roman 10 font size. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Times New Roman 12 font size. 15. When the final draft of the essay is typed, what line spacing should be used? A) Single-line spacing. B) Double-line spacing. C) 1.5-line spacing. D) 2.5-line spacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double-line spacing. 16. How are publisher names structured in the bibliography of MLA format? A) Fully abbreviated. B) Only the first word is abbreviated. C) Only certain words abbreviated. D) Written in full without abbreviations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only certain words abbreviated. 17. Your paper should include all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Double spaced. B) Times New Roman. C) 2 inch margins. D) A creative title. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 inch margins. 18. You always precede the teacher's last name with a "Mr., " Ms., " or "Mrs." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What goes in the upper right corner of a MLA formatted paper? A) Your full name. B) The name of your professor. C) The title of your essay. D) Your last name and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your last name and page number. 20. True or False:Every source you use (websites, journals, interviews, newspaper articles, books, dictionaries, etc.) need to be listed in your works cited A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What does the element location mean? A) The place of publication. B) Page numbers used to cite, URL, DOI, or specific location within a certain type of citation. C) The zip code of the location of the author at the time of citing. D) What planet the source is on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Page numbers used to cite, URL, DOI, or specific location within a certain type of citation. 22. For what does MLA use italics? A) Publication or container titles. B) Article titles. C) Both article and publication titles. D) MLA does not use italics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Publication or container titles. 23. Realm 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: B) A community or territory over which a sovereign rules; a kingdom. 24. What kind of spacing is MLA format? A) 1" spacing. B) 2" spacing. C) 1 and a half spacing. D) 2 and a half spacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2" spacing. 25. For titles in MLA, what should be capitalize? A) First letter of every word except articles (a, the, an). B) First word including articles (a, the, an). C) Only the first word of the title. D) Everything in the title. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First letter of every word except articles (a, the, an). 26. Where does the MLA Header go? A) Top left corner. B) Top right corner. C) Bottom left corner. D) Bottom right corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Top left corner. 27. What is the primary function of the Boolean operator "AND" in a search engine? A) It finds results containing either of the search terms. B) It finds results containing both of the search terms. C) It excludes results containing the second term. D) It sorts results by relevance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It finds results containing both of the search terms. 28. When creating a website citation, we use the order: A) 1. author2. article3. website. B) 1. article2. author3. website. C) 1. website2. article3. author. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. author2. article3. website. 29. When you alphabetize a Works Cited page you use the ..... A) First word of each citation(ignore THE or A, if first word, & go to next). B) HIT the alpha order format button on a WORD document. C) Name of the publisher. D) 2nd line of each citation, but the first word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First word of each citation(ignore THE or A, if first word, & go to next). 30. What should come after a piece of text evidence within literary analysis? A) A follow up statement that begins with "This shows ". B) Absolutely nothing. Evidence is all that is needed!. C) A few sentences that summarize what the evidence says. D) An analysis that extends the writer's thinking about specific language within the excerpt and how it connects to the claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An analysis that extends the writer's thinking about specific language within the excerpt and how it connects to the claim. ← 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