This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you take a piece of text word for word from one of your sources, you indicate this by: A) Enclosing the words in quotation marks. B) Putting the words in parentheses. C) Underlining the words. D) You don't have to do anything special in this situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enclosing the words in quotation marks. 2. The ..... is concern about the safety of the students. A) Principal. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Principal. 3. The title of the paper should always be placed in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. For the purposes of the project mentioned in the text, what will be used to collect information? A) Encyclopedias. B) Websites. C) Interviews. D) Television broadcasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Websites. 5. A title at the head of a page or section of a book. (name/teacher/course/date) A) HEADING. B) HOOK. C) IN-TEXT CITATION. D) MARGINS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HEADING. 6. States the topic of a body paragraph AND relates back to the thesis statement A) Topic Sentence. B) Transitional Phrase. C) Conclusion. D) Thesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topic Sentence. 7. Citations MUST be put in between ..... A) (Parenthesis). B) "Quotation Marks". C) [Brackets]. D) Ellipses . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Parenthesis). 8. What should you write under teacher name in MLA format? A) Class. B) Date. C) Name. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class. 9. Which of the following is a synonym for plagiarism? A) All of the above. B) Helping. C) Sharing. D) Stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stealing. 10. What belongs in an MLA in-text citation when using a direct quote from a source? A) Essay title and date. B) Full name and class. C) Teacher's name. D) The essay writer's last name and page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The essay writer's last name and page number. 11. You shouldn't use the author's last name in the citation if the author's name appears in text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What should be at the top left of the first page of a MLA document? A) The heading. B) The page number. C) The title. D) The first sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heading. 13. What size should the font be in an MLA report? A) 10. B) 11. C) 12. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 14. What does the sentence before a long quotation usually introduce? A) A semicolon. B) A colon. C) A comma. D) A hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A colon. 15. If you do not use a source in your paper you should still include it on the works cited page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. After each sentence the SPACE bar is pressed: A) Once. B) It's not, the TABS key is used. C) It does not matter. D) Twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Once. 17. The title of your paper should be both ..... A) Centered and capitalized. B) Rinsed and dried. C) Centered and bolded. D) Aligned left and capitalized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centered and capitalized. 18. How do you indent when typing an essay? A) Space bar 5 times. B) Space bar 3 times. C) Tab key 1 time. D) Tab key 3 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tab key 1 time. 19. What typeface is used when writing an MLA Formatted Essay? A) Arial. B) Times Old Roman. C) Times New Roman. D) Roman's Font. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Times New Roman. 20. If I paraphrase an author's words or ideas I should still put the name in parentheses after the paraphrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Which source is generally the most reliable for research? A) A personal blog. B) A random forum post. C) A .gov website. D) A social media post. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A .gov website. 22. What is it called when someone incorrectly joins two independent clauses by a comma? A) Comma splice. B) Comma infraction. C) Fragment. D) Floating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma splice. 23. Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of MLA in-text citations? A) Attributive tags. B) Integrated quotes. C) Paraphrased concepts. D) Footnotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Footnotes. 24. Choose the correct order of the writing process. A) Plan, prewrite, proofread and revise, final draft. B) Prewrite, plan, proofread and revise, final draft. C) Plan, final draft, proofread and revise, prewrite. D) Prewrite, final draft, proofread and plan, revise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plan, prewrite, proofread and revise, final draft. 25. What do you title the page where you list your sources? A) Bibliography. B) Source List. C) Works Cited. D) Catalog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Works Cited. ← 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