This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Works Cited – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Works Cited Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Citations are listed in alphabetical order by the ..... name of the author A) First. B) Middle. C) Last. D) Source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Last. 2. All of the following are valid websites, except A) Wikipedia.com. B) Cdc.gov. C) Jcsd.net. D) Hcsd.edu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wikipedia.com. 3. For a research report on Brazilian soccer, you use a quotation from page 396 of the book The Brilliant Brazilians by Joanne Patrell. Which citation would be correct for the quotation in the body of your report? Choose the BEST answer. A) (Patrell 396). B) (Joanne Patrell, The Brilliant Brazilians, p. 396). C) (The Brilliant Brazilians 396). D) (Patrell, Joanne. 396). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Patrell 396). 4. For how long does a copyright provide protection? A) A lifetime. B) A lifetime plus 70 years. C) 100 years. D) As long as the creator is alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A lifetime plus 70 years. 5. When you're putting a date in a works cited entry, in what order do you put the information? A) Month, Day, Year (October 12, 2021). B) Year, Day, Month (2021 12 October). C) Day, Month, Year (12 October 2021). D) 10/12/2021. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Day, Month, Year (12 October 2021). 6. The reason a hanging indent is helpful in a Works Cited page is because ..... A) It makes the Works Cited page attractive. B) It improves a student's technology skills. C) It makes the first word of each entry stand out. D) It isn't helpful at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It makes the first word of each entry stand out. 7. What size margin should you have in a research paper? A) 2 inches. B) .5 inch. C) 3 inches. D) 1 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 inch. 8. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of a Works Cited page? A) To provide a list of sources used in the paper. B) To give credit to the original authors of the sources. C) To summarize the content of the sources used. D) To help readers locate the original sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To summarize the content of the sources used. 9. How are entries ordered on a Works Cited page? A) By the date of publication. B) Alphabetically by the author's last name. C) By the order of appearance in the essay. D) By the length of the source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically by the author's last name. 10. In an MLA works cited page, how should multiple authors be listed? A) Alphabetically by first name. B) Alphabetically by last name. C) In the order they appear in the book. D) Randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically by last name. 11. Select the date of publication in this Works Cited entry for a book.Vowell, Sarah. The Wordy Shipmates. New York:Riverhead, 2008. Print. A) Vowell, Sarah. B) 2008. C) The Wordy Shipmates. D) Print. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2008. 12. For works cited entries, how is an author's name listed?It is listed like this:(a) A) A. Last name, First name. B) First name, Last name. C) Middle name, First name. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Last name, First name. 13. When you're writing an article title in a Works Cited entry, do you use italics or quotation marks? A) Italics. B) Quotation Marks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quotation Marks. 14. What do you list on a works cited page? A) Places you visited to find information for a research paper. B) Only the books you used in your research. C) The food you ate while conducting the research. D) All of the sources used in your research. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the sources used in your research. 15. What is the line spacing of your text? A) Single. B) 1.25". C) Double. D) 1.50". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double. 16. Where can you usually find information such as the name of the publisher and date of publication? A) At the top of the website. B) At the bottom of the website. C) In the backyard. D) On page 1 of the website. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the bottom of the website. 17. Which of the following is a correct example of an MLA in-text citation for a book by a single author? A) (Smith 23). B) (23 Smith). C) (Smith, 23). D) (23, Smith). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Smith 23). 18. This citation is from which type of Source: "Winter Olympics 2014:United States Bests Russia in Hockey." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 15 Feb 2014. A) Photo. B) Book. C) Website. D) Reference book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Website. 19. You have to set up your entries with a ..... A) First line indent. B) Line in between each entry. C) Hanging indent. D) No indent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hanging indent. 20. Where is a works cited page located in an essay? A) Beginning, the first page. B) Middle, to break up body paragraphs. C) End, the last page. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End, the last page. 21. Select the second author's first name in this Works Cited entry.Tougias, Michael J. and Casey Sherman. The Finest Hours. New York:Charles Scribner's Sons, 2009. Print. A) Casey. B) Sherman. C) Charles. D) Tougias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Casey. 22. The titles of larger publications (like books and academic journals) should be formatted with: A) Italics. B) Bold text. C) Quotation marks. D) Regular text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italics. 23. How do you organize your works cited page and do you number the entries? A) In any order, no numbering. B) The order you access the sources. C) Alphabetically, numbered. D) Alphabetically, no numbering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alphabetically, no numbering. 24. Where do you find the bibliography/works cited page in an essay? A) You don't need one. B) At the end of your paper, on a separate page. C) Attached to the essay, on the same page. D) At the beginning of your essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the end of your paper, on a separate page. 25. What does this Work Cited entry indicate about the cited work?Graver, Elizabeth. "Have You Seen Me?" Sacred Ground:Writing about home. Ed. Barbara Bonner. Minneapolis:Milkweed Editions, 1996. 150-166. Print. A) Milkweed Editions is the publisher and Elizabeth Graver is the author. B) Minneapolis is the place of publication and Elizabeth Graver is the ditory. C) "Have You Seen Me?" is the book title and Barbara Bonner is the editor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Have You Seen Me?" is the book title and Barbara Bonner is the editor. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesWorks Cited Quiz 1Works Cited Quiz 2Works Cited Quiz 3Works Cited Quiz 4Works Cited Quiz 5Works Cited Quiz 6Works Cited Quiz 7Works Cited Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books