This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In MLA format, how should the first line of each paragraph be formatted? A) Left-aligned. B) Centered. C) Indented 1/2 inch. D) Right-aligned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indented 1/2 inch. 2. The header should include ..... A) Page number. B) Your first and last name. C) Your last name and page number. D) Your name, your teacher's name, the name of the class, and the due date. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your last name and page number. 3. What is typed in the upper left hand corner of the paper? A) Student nameteacher nameclassdate. B) Page number. C) Paper title. D) Name and date only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Student nameteacher nameclassdate. 4. What is a header in MLA format? A) The title of the paper. B) A separate document section. C) Last name and page number located in the top right corner. D) A footnote at the bottom of the page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last name and page number located in the top right corner. 5. Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis. A) COUNTERCLAIM. B) DATA. C) FONT. D) HEADER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DATA. 6. Providing context to explain the background qualifications/credentials of the person credited for the original information is important because: A) It helps establish credibility and trust. B) It is a legal requirement. C) It makes the information more entertaining. D) It is unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps establish credibility and trust. 7. What does MLA Format ensure in research writing? A) Confusion and ambiguity. B) Disorganization and obscurity. C) Inconsistency and vagueness. D) Consistency and clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consistency and clarity. 8. How should the date be written in the header and bibliography/works cited? A) 2 Dec. 2010. B) December 2, 2010. C) 2 December 2010. D) Dec. 2, 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 December 2010. 9. A paper in MLA format should be centered on the page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. How much extra space should you have between paragraphs? A) None!. B) 1 line. C) 2 lines. D) 1.5 lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) None!. 11. Which of the following is an example of a parenthetical citation with an attributive tag? A) Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). B) 18th century Romantic Poet, William Wordsworth, was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). C) Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th century Romantic Poet, William Wordsworth, was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). 12. Which of the following is part of formatting? A) Topic choice. B) Argument strength. C) Font size. D) Evidence quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Font size. 13. Which field is MLA not frequently associated with? A) Fictional Writing. B) Language Arts. C) Research Papers. D) Cultural Studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fictional Writing. 14. What punctuation mark is used between the author's last name and first name in a citation? A) Period. B) Citation marks. C) None. D) Comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comma. 15. The action of regarding something as being caused by a person or thing. A) ATTRIBUTION. B) COHERENCE. C) COMPARE. D) CONTRAST. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATTRIBUTION. 16. Always close the essay by restating the thesis exactly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Intext citations are A) Used to point to more detailed info on a source. B) Copying words published elsewhere. C) Contain detail on all sources used. D) Taking info and paraphrasing it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to point to more detailed info on a source. 18. When you use an article with no author listed, how do you cite the article in-text and on the Works Cited page? A) You pick a different source. B) You cite by the title of the article using quotation marks around the title. C) You cite by the source of the article (periodical or web page). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You cite by the title of the article using quotation marks around the title. 19. In MLA format, where should the Works Cited page appear in your research paper? A) In the header of every page. B) Before the introduction. C) At the end of the paper, on a separate page. D) Immediately after the title page. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the end of the paper, on a separate page. 20. The last page of your paper is known as your ..... A) Works completed. B) Work cited. C) Works answered. D) Works added. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Work cited. 21. What do you do if you have an author but no page number? A) You only do the author name. B) You do the page number and make up and author. C) You do the last name and the name of the article title. D) You try and find another source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You only do the author name. 22. What is the proper information and order for your MLA heading? A) Student NameEssay TitleClass TitleDate. B) Student NameInstructor NameEssay Title Class Title. C) Student NameClass titleEssay TitleDate. D) Student Name Instructor NameClass TitleDate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Student Name Instructor NameClass TitleDate. 23. The process of acknowledging the sources of your information and ideas A) Works cited list. B) Citing. C) Plagiarism. D) Quoting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citing. 24. Proper MLA format is: A) Times New Roman font. B) Size 12. C) Double-spaced. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. What is the purpose of MLA formatting? A) To torture high school students with a pointless system of random rules created by teachers for their own, morbid, amusement, and to create easier ways for teachers to hurt 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. ← 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