This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 45 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the Boolean operator NEAR do when used in a search engine? A) It finds documents where both words appear near each other, usually within a few words. B) It finds documents with only one of the words. C) It finds documents where both words appear anywhere on the page. D) It finds documents that do not contain either word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It finds documents where both words appear near each other, usually within a few words. 2. What side font do you use? A) 10. B) 12. C) 13. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 3. Which fonts are acceptable in MLA Format? A) Georgia. B) Times New Roman. C) Roboto. D) Helvetica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times New Roman. 4. Which font should typically be used for MLA format? A) Arial. B) Comic Sans. C) Verdana. D) Times New Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Times New Roman. 5. What is the correct spacing for MLA formatting? A) Double spacing. B) Triple spacing. C) No spacing. D) Single spacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Double spacing. 6. A hanging indent ..... A) Is at the beginning of each body paragraph. B) Is about .5 inches and located in the Works Cited page. C) Is about 1 inch and located on the cover page. D) Hangs in the paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is about .5 inches and located in the Works Cited page. 7. Where should the page number go? A) Lower right corner. B) Upper right corner. C) Upper left corner. D) Lower left corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upper right corner. 8. Why is learning MLA format important? A) It makes essays longer. B) It prepares students for academic writing. C) It limits creativity. D) It replaces grammar rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It prepares students for academic writing. 9. When citing electronic locations on your Works Cited page, include the http:// A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. During a heated debate in class, Luna stands up and asks, "How much longer must we wait for justice?" Which rhetorical device is this? A) Rhetorical Question. B) Synecdoche. C) Anaphora. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhetorical Question. 11. 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. 12. Which persuasive technique relies most on facts and data? A) Ethos. B) Pathos. C) Logos. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logos. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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). 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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