This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How should sources be listed in MLA format? A) Sources should be listed in a bibliography at the beginning of the paper, formatted alphabetically. B) Sources should be listed in a Works Cited page at the end of the paper, formatted with a hanging indent. C) Sources should be included as footnotes throughout the paper, without a specific format. D) Sources should be listed in an appendix at the end of the paper, formatted in chronological order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sources should be listed in a Works Cited page at the end of the paper, formatted with a hanging indent. 2. How far from the top of the page should the header be? A) Half an inch (double space once). B) One inch. C) Eyeball it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Half an inch (double space once). 3. How are entries on a Works Cited page organized? A) Chronologically by publication date. B) By the order in which they appear in the paper. C) Alphabetically by the author's last name. D) By the length of each entry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alphabetically by the author's last name. 4. Where should your Works Cited page be located? A) It should follow the last line after your essay body. B) It should be on its own page at the very end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It should be on its own page at the very end. 5. Daniel is preparing his research paper and wants to follow the basic MLA paper formatting rules, but he has made a mistake. Can you find it? A) Use 8.5 x 11-inch paper. B) Set 1-inch margins on all sides. C) Single-space the text. D) Use 12-point font (Times New Roman recommended). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Single-space the text. 6. Which of the following is a key component of an MLA citation for an image? A) The image's resolution. B) The image's file size. C) The image's title. D) The image's color scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The image's title. 7. Margins for MLA format should be: A) 1 inch on all sides. B) 1 inch on the top and bottom/ 1.5 inches on left and right. C) 2 inches on all sides. D) 1.5 inches on all sides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 inch on all sides. 8. How many spaces between lines should be throughout your entire essay? A) 1 space. B) 2.5 spaces. C) 1.5 spaces. D) 2 spaces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 spaces. 9. Delicious stands for A) Double-spacing. B) Date. C) Doughnut. D) Done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Date. 10. Why might a writer need to make small changes to an original quote? A) To make the quote longer. B) To fit the quote into the grammar of their own sentence. C) To change the meaning of the quote. D) To avoid citing the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To fit the quote into the grammar of their own sentence. 11. All pages in MLA (including the Works Cited page) should be ..... A) Double-spaced. B) Single-spaced. C) 1.5 spaced. D) Triple spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double-spaced. 12. What is the purpose of an in-text citation? A) To tell the reader what source to look at on the Works Cited page. B) To help the reader find the source with a Google search. C) To prove that you are able to do research. D) To show that a source is credible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To tell the reader what source to look at on the Works Cited page. 13. What is the primary purpose of using the Boolean operator "OR" in a search? A) To find information where a key term may appear in two different ways. B) To limit search results to only one specific term. C) To exclude certain terms from the search results. D) To sort search results by date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find information where a key term may appear in two different ways. 14. Which is the correct order of items in a MLA heading? A) Teacher name, student name, class name, date. B) Student name, teacher name, date, class name. C) Student name, class name, teacher name, date. D) Student name, teacher name, class name, date. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Student name, teacher name, class name, date. 15. Which of the following best describes a funnel introduction? A) An intro that starts with a quote and cites at least two sources in MLA format. B) An intro that summarizes the stories leading up to the name of the authors. C) An intro that starts with a thought-provoking question leading up to multiple answers. D) An intro that starts with general statements leading up to more specific claims. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An intro that starts with general statements leading up to more specific claims. 16. You also have a source with three authors:Jadyn Grady, Michelle Barnosky, and Marcel Lamont. Which option shows the correct way to format these authors in an entry on the Works Cited page of your paper? A) Grady, Jadyn, Michelle Barnosky, & Marcel Lamont. B) Grady, J., Barnosky, M., & Lamont, M. C) Grady, Jadyn, Barnosky, Michelle, & Marcel Lamont. D) Grady, Jadyn, et al. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grady, Jadyn, et al. 17. "Works Cited" refers to a list of references that you ..... A) Used as a guide while writing your paper. B) Were given as resources by your teacher. C) You referenced while writing. D) You cited in your paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You cited in your paper. 18. What is the recommended line spacing in MLA format? A) Single spacing throughout the paper. B) 1.5 spacing throughout the paper. C) Double spacing throughout the paper. D) Triple spacing throughout the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double spacing throughout the paper. 19. If quoting more than four lines of text, what should you do in MLA format? A) Use quotation marks around the text. B) Indent the text 1 inch from the left margin. C) Indent the text 0.5 inches from the left margin. D) Italicize the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indent the text 1 inch from the left margin. 20. Select the correct way of citing two authors in MLA format. A) (Healy & Seagraves 93). B) (Healy and Seagraves 93). C) (Healy and Seagraves, 2009). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Healy and Seagraves 93). 21. What spacing should the works cited have? A) Single. B) Double. C) Multiple. D) Triple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double. 22. The third line of the heading is the A) Class name. B) Date. C) My name. D) Teacher's name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class name. 23. What do you do to the first word of every paragraph? A) Capitalize. B) Make it bold. C) Italicize. D) Indent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indent. 24. You have two sources that support the same idea. What is the proper in-text citation for page 16 by Carol Williams and page 34 by George Roth? A) (Williams 16 & Roth 34). B) (Williams 16 and Roth 34). C) (Williams 16; Roth 34). D) (Williams p. 16; Roth p. 34). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Williams 16; Roth 34). 25. What line spacing does MLA format require? A) 0.5 line spacing. B) 1.0 line spacing. C) 1.5 line spacing. D) 2.0 line spacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2.0 line spacing. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMla Format Quiz 1Mla Format Quiz 2Mla Format Quiz 3Mla Format Quiz 5Mla Format Quiz 6Mla Format Quiz 7Mla Format Quiz 8Mla Format Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books