English Comp Quiz #3

In MLA documentation, how should the following parenthetical reference appear?

(O'Connor 45)

Evidence in an essay about a piece of literature are provided as examples from the work itself in the form of a quote, summary, or paraphrase used in an essay in order to support your analysis. Evidence in a literary analysis is critical and required. A. true B. false

A. true

If you omit a word or a series of consecutive words from a quotation, indicate the deleted word or words by using ellipsis (...) marks. A. true B. false

A. true

To indicate short quotations (fewer than four typed lines of prose or three lines of verse) in your text, enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. Provide the author and specific page citation (in the case of verse, provide line numbers) in the text, and include a complete reference on the Works Cited page. Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons should appear after the parenthetical citation. Question marks and exclamation points should appear within the quotation marks if they are a part of the quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text. B. falA. true se

A. true

When using a website as a secondary source in your research paper, you must format said source accordingly, meaning you have to know if you are citing the entire website or a page on the website. A. true B. false

A. true

When you access information online, your Works Cited page entry for the source must always include the date when you accessed the information. A. true B. false

A. true

For quotations that are more than four lines of prose or three lines of verse, place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented ½ inch from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. Only indent the first line of the quotation by an additional quarter inch if you are citing multiple paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks. This is known as block quote format. A. true B. false

B. false

The Works Cited page is on the final page at the end of the paper and lists all of the sources the writer considered using in the paper. A. true B. false

B. false

When conducting research, you only have to do a Google search and use whatever sources you find first. Evaluating the sources are not important if you can make the information work well in the paper and cite and document in proper MLA format. A. true B. false

B. false

Writers should not paraphrase sources more than directly quoting source. A. true B. false

B. false

Before quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing content from a source in your paper, you should always establish the source by stating the author's full name and the title of the work using a single phrase such a: In Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery," readers learn about time honored traditions that no longer serve an effective purpose in current settings. A. true B. false

A. true

All secondary sources used in your research paper can be from the internet in general and at large. A. true B. false

B. false

An in-text citation can be done two ways: as a parenthetical citation at the end of a sentence containing source material OR as a signal phrase in the sentence containing the source information. If the source has a page number, it does not need to be included in the parenthetical. A. true B. false

B. false

As a writer, you can use all websites and no scholarly, academic sources in your research paper. A. true B. false

B. false

If you add a word(s), change the verb tense, or lowercase/capitalize a letter in a word in a quotation, you do not need to put brackets [ ] around the word(s)/letter to indicate that they are not part of the original text. A. true B. false

B. false

What is the correct way to refer to an author you are quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing?

By their full names the first time you mention them and y their last names after that.

How do you distinguish your own thoughts from those of your author?

By using quotation marks for the author's words.

If you are citing a source from an anthology, such as the textbook for this class, in your research paper, what information is required for the source entry on the Works Cited page? A. the author of AND title of the literary work B. the editor of AND the title of the anthology C. the page numbers of the literary work AND the anthology's publication information D. all of the above

D. all of the above

If you are citing an article from a scholarly journal retrieved from an online database in your research paper, what information is required for the source entry on the Works Cited page? A. the author's name AND the title of the work B. the title of the academic journal AND the name of the database C. the date of publication AND the date you accessed it D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Signal words can be used to integrate quotations into an essay, all of which are variations of the word "said." The words include insists, shows, proposes, and... A. notes B. emphasizes C. believes D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Assume that you mention the author's name in the sentence leading up to quoted material. In this case, what is the correct format for an in-text citation?

Do not repeat the author's name in the parenthetical citation, only the page number if applicable.

If a source has more than one author (e.g. the two author's are listed on the work as: Joyce Carol Oates and John Duffy), how should the names be arranged for the source entry on the Works Cited page?

Oates, Joyce Carol and John Duffy.

Assume that your Works Cited page contains an entry for a work that has no author or editor name. How should the entry be handled?

alphabetize it under the first word in the title

Documentation is the _____ acknowledgement of the sources of a research paper.

formal

A/an ______ source in a literary argument is the literary text itself.

primary

A/an _____ source in a literary argument is usually a work concerning the subject or argument written by a scholar or critic, and it is peer-reviewed.

secondary