This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Works Cited – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Works Cited Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Look at the works cited page example:How many sources are listed? A) 4. B) 10. C) 2. D) 5, 689, 304. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 2. Jason decides to start his own business. He and his friends are going to dress up like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and entertain kids at local fairs. They hope to make enough money to purchase some equipment for their band. A) Following Copyright. B) Breaking Copyright. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking Copyright. 3. If I included the author's last name or a shortened version of the text title when there is no author in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Select the Page number in this Works Cited entry. A) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. B) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. C) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. D) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jabr, Ferris. "The Body Electric." Outside, 22 Sept. 2014, pp 76-83. 5. If the name of the article is really long, are you allowed to shorten it for an in-text citation? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 6. Which formatting style is required A) APA. B) Chicago. C) MLA. D) Harvard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MLA. 7. In an MLA Works Cited page, how should multiple authors be listed for a single source? A) List all authors' full names separated by commas. B) List the first author's full name followed by 'et al.'. C) List the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'. D) List all authors' last names separated by commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) List the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'. 8. Which of the following belongs in a Works Cited? A) Irina Stovski, "Reading and Writing Strengthens Neural Pathways, " Neuroscience Weekly 14, no. 9 (2023):15, https://doi.org/10.1086/727644. B) Stovski, Irina. "Reading and Writing Strengthens Neural Pathways." Neuroscience Weekly 14, no. 9 (2023):12-23. https://doi.org/10.1086/727644. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stovski, Irina. "Reading and Writing Strengthens Neural Pathways." Neuroscience Weekly 14, no. 9 (2023):12-23. https://doi.org/10.1086/727644. 9. As of Friday, February 14, the United States have won 4 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 6 bronze medals. A) Needs to be cited. B) Does NOT need to be cited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needs to be cited. 10. What information is typically included in a Works Cited entry for a journal article? A) Author, title of article, journal name, volume, issue, year, pages. B) Author, title of article, journal name, publisher, year. C) Author, title of article, journal name, URL. D) Author, title of article, journal name, DOI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author, title of article, journal name, volume, issue, year, pages. 11. Curling is one of the toughest sports in the Winter Olympics and takes a great deal of concentration and skill. A) Needs to be cited. B) Does NOT need to be cited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does NOT need to be cited. 12. How should source citations be ordered on the works cited page? A) Alphabetically by first item of each citation. B) By the order in which they appear in the paper. C) Randomly according to whim. D) Sources should never be cited on a works cited page. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alphabetically by first item of each citation. 13. The first line of each citation is not indented, but all lines after the first are indented by 0.5 inches. This is called a ..... A) Title. B) Hanging Indent. C) Interesting Development. D) Paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hanging Indent. 14. Which of the following is a correct way to format a book entry on a Works Cited page in MLA style? A) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. B) Title of Book. Author's First Name Last Name. Publisher, Year of Publication. C) Author's First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Year of Publication, Publisher. D) Publisher, Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, Year of Publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 15. Select the tanslators first name in this Works Cited entry for a short story in an anthology.Cervantes, Miguel de. "The Power of Blood." Trans. William M. Davis. Spanish Stories. Ed. Angel Flores. New York:Dover Publications, 1987. 62-89. Print. A) Spanish. B) Ed. C) William. D) Miguel de. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William. 16. Which of the following is a correct way to format a book title in an MLA Works Cited entry? A) "The Great Gatsby". B) The Great Gatsby. C) The Great Gatsby. D) 'The Great Gatsby'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Great Gatsby. 17. Your works cited needs to be included A) At the bottom of every page. B) On its own page at the end. C) On its own page at the beginning. D) Only if you want extra credit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On its own page at the end. 18. Shelby is citing a book with one author in her works cited. How should she format it? A) Author's lane name, first name, Title. Publisher, Publication date. B) Title, Author's last name, first name, publisher, publication date. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author's lane name, first name, Title. Publisher, Publication date. 19. This is a citation for which type of source?Lundman, Susan. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow, www.ehow.com/how ..... 10727 ..... make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015. A) Magazine. B) Scholarly article. C) Webpage. D) Image. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Webpage. 20. What formatting style is used for the references in a works cited page? A) Hanging indents. B) Block format. C) Paragraph format. D) Justified alignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hanging indents. 21. Where should the Works Cited page be placed in an MLA formatted essay? A) At the beginning of the essay. B) Immediately after the title page. C) On a separate page at the end of the essay. D) In the appendix. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On a separate page at the end of the essay. 22. True or False? You should ONLY include the sources you used in your speech/essay on your Works Cited page. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. A works cited helps your readers by A) Explaining why you wrote the paper. B) Restating the thesis of your paper. C) Allowing them to use your sources to do their own research. D) Allowing them to plagiarize your sources in their own papers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allowing them to use your sources to do their own research. 24. Which of the following is a correct way to format a book title in an MLA Works Cited page? A) "Title of the Book". B) Title of the Book. C) Title of the Book. D) Title of the Book,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Title of the Book. 25. If the title of a source is formatted in ALL CAPS, then you should include the title in ALL CAPS in your citation as well. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 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