This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Italics – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Italics Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To correctly format the title of a work of art in a sentence, such as the one named 'the mona lisa', a writer must use ..... A) Both capitalization and italics. B) Only capitalization. C) Only italics. D) Quotation marks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both capitalization and italics. 2. Which sentence correctly uses italics to emphasize a crucial warning? A) Do not forget to lock the door. B) Do not forget to lock the door. C) Do [not] forget to lock the door. D) Do not forget to lock the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do not forget to lock the door. 3. In the sentence "My brother's favorite video game is the legend of zelda, which he plays on his nintendo switch, " which pair of phrases contains one capitalization error and one italics/formatting error? A) "My brother's" and "the legend of zelda". B) "the legend of zelda" and "nintendo switch". C) "video game" and "nintendo switch". D) "which he plays" and "My brother's". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "the legend of zelda" and "nintendo switch". 4. From the list below, identify the phrase that does NOT require capitalization in a sentence. A) The Industrial Revolution. B) The West Coast. C) The edge of the continent. D) The Milky Way Galaxy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The edge of the continent. 5. Fill in the blanks with the correctly capitalized brand names.For lunch, I had a ..... and a ..... A) Big Mac, coke. B) Big mac, Coke. C) Big Mac, Coke. D) Big mac, coke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big Mac, Coke. 6. Peter Pan (play) A) "Peter Pan". B) Peter Pan. C) Peter Pan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peter Pan. 7. Read the following sentence:Last year, my family took a trip to paris to see the famous Eiffel Tower. Which word in the sentence contains a capitalization error? A) Family. B) Paris. C) Eiffel Tower. D) Trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 8. True or False:The use of italics in the sentence 'The famous painting is called The Mona Lisa' is correct for the title of a work of art. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Complete the sentence with the correct punctuation for the titles:The book ..... has a chapter called ..... A) The Hunger Games, "The Reaping". B) "The Hunger Games", The Reaping. C) The Hunger Games, The Reaping. D) "The Hunger Games", "The Reaping". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Hunger Games, "The Reaping". 10. True or False:The following sentence is punctuated correctly:I *really* want a new pair of *Nike* sneakers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Complete the sentence with the option that uses correct capitalization and italics:For my report on ..... , I read the book ..... A) France, The Little Prince. B) France, "The Little Prince". C) France, The Little Prince. D) France, The Little Prince. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France, The Little Prince. 12. Which of the following words, when used as a school subject, is NOT always capitalized? A) German. B) Spanish. C) History. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 13. In the sentence, "The word literally is often used incorrectly, " the word is italicized because it is a ..... A) Title of a book. B) Foreign term. C) Word being discussed as a word. D) Point of emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Word being discussed as a word. 14. From the sentence 'Last tuesday, we watched the movie jurassic park in science class, ' choose the pair that shows one capitalization error and one phrase that needs italics. A) Last, science. B) Tuesday, jurassic park. C) Movie, class. D) Watched, science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuesday, jurassic park. 15. From the options below, choose the sentence that uses italics and quotation marks correctly for titles. A) Her essay, A Study in Scarlet, is about the novel of the same name. B) I read the article "The Final Frontier" in the magazine National Geographic. C) My favorite song is Stairway to Heaven from the album "Led Zeppelin IV.". D) We watched the movie "Avatar" and then read the book Avatar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I read the article "The Final Frontier" in the magazine National Geographic. 16. Starry Night (painting) A) "Starry Night". B) Starry Night. C) Starry Night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starry Night. 17. True or False:The titles of short stories, poems, and articles should be enclosed in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. I really wanted to see the movie The Invisible Man in the theater, but then Covid. A) CORRECT. B) WRONG!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CORRECT. 19. True or False:In the sentence 'We sang the song Happy Birthday at the party, ' the italics are used incorrectly because song titles should be in quotation marks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. True or False:Italics can be used to bring attention to a specific word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. In the sentence 'We are reading the novel Hatchet in our English class, ' the part that should be italicized is ..... A) We are reading. B) The novel. C) Hatchet. D) English class. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hatchet. 22. Complete the sentence:If you want to win, you must focus on the ..... details. A) Smallest. B) Largest. C) Mid-size. D) Obvious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smallest. 23. Which sentence correctly rewrites the following text?last tuesday, my friend javier and i went to see the statue of liberty. A) Last Tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of Liberty. B) Last Tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of Liberty. C) Last Tuesday, my friend javier and i went to see the statue of liberty. D) Last tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Last Tuesday, my friend Javier and I went to see the Statue of Liberty. 24. The brand name 'kleenex' is often used as a general term for tissues. According to standard English conventions, why must it still be capitalized in formal writing? A) Because it is the first word of a sentence. B) Because it is a registered trademark and therefore a proper noun. C) Because all nouns referring to products should be capitalized. D) It does not need to be capitalized if the meaning is clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it is a registered trademark and therefore a proper noun. 25. Complete the sentence with the word that should be italicized for emphasis:He was ..... certain he had locked the door. A) Completely. B) Partially. C) Slightly. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completely. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesItalics Quiz 1Italics Quiz 2Italics Quiz 3Italics Quiz 4Italics Quiz 5Italics Quiz 6Italics Quiz 7Italics Quiz 9Italics Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books