This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your essay title should be all in capital letters. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. List the information that should be included on the first page on the top left-hand side in MLA format. A) Author's name, instructor's name, course name, and date. B) Title of the paper, author's name, and page number. C) Course name, date, and page number. D) Instructor's name, title of the paper, and date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's name, instructor's name, course name, and date. 3. Where do the page numbers go in an MLA report? A) Footer. B) Header. C) Bottom Margin. D) Top Margin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Header. 4. What comes last in the header? A) Date. B) Your Name. C) Class Name. D) Instructor's Nme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Date. 5. Lily is preparing her paper and needs to follow MLA format, but she has made a mistake. Can you find it? A) 1-inch margins on all sides. B) Double-spaced text. C) Bolded title. D) Last name and page number on all pages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bolded title. 6. How should the publication date be written in MLA format? A) Day Month YearExample:23 November 2022. B) Month Day YearExample:November 23 2022. C) Day Month, YearExample:23 November, 2022. D) Day, Year MonthExample:23, 2023 November. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day Month YearExample:23 November 2022. 7. Why should you use quotes only when the information is highly technical or can't be stated equally well in your own words? A) Because it adds credibility to your writing. B) Because it shows you have done your research. C) Because it is important to use the exact words when the information is highly technical or can't be stated equally well in your own words. D) Because it makes your writing more interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is important to use the exact words when the information is highly technical or can't be stated equally well in your own words. 8. Why are correct MLA citations important? A) To give credit to researchers, avoid plagiarism, and enhance credibility. B) To make the paper look longer and more complex. C) To confuse the reader with unnecessary details. D) To follow a trend in academic writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give credit to researchers, avoid plagiarism, and enhance credibility. 9. Before you develop your thesis statement, you should ..... A) Write the introduction. B) Know your purpose. C) Indent .5 from the left margin. D) Write the title in the center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Know your purpose. 10. What is included in third line of the heading? A) The date. B) The teacher's name. C) The class and period. D) Your name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The class and period. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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!. ← 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