MLA Quiz
what is required along with the page number?
Your last name + number of the page in numerals
what is a block quotation?
a quote that is four lines or longer
If a paragraph contains direct and indirect quotations from several sources what must you do?
cite the specific source after the appropriate sentences and indicate the page number accordingly
MLA requires the first page of your paper to be..
double spaced with the heading in the left corner
True/False: MLA requires a title page
false
True/false: Paraphrased material or information that you take from a source, but phrase in your own words does not need to be cited
false
true/false: I should include in the works cited all the sources I read regardless of whether I cited the in the paper or not
false
true/false: a works cited list is not required if all in text citation have the author(s) and the page number(s)
false
you can be accused of plagiarism if you..
forget a citation following a section of inforamtion that is paraphrased or summarized
true/false: I should end a declarative sentence with a period before using a regular in-text citation
False, the period should follow th citation
True/False: for in text citations of books that have an author, both the author's last name and page number need to be listed in the in text context
True
true/false: if I include the authors last name in my sentence then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical (in text) citation
True: you only need the page number
What should I do if no author is given for the work I am citing?
Use "anonymous" in place of the author's name
if I want to add or omit information form a quotation how do I do that?
Use brackets [ ] around the added information and ellipses (..) for omitted information
if there are two or more books by the same author in a works cited list, how should they be recorded?
if two or more book by the same author are cited the entries for that author in the works cited list are alphabetized by title. the name of the author appears only in the first entry; all subsequent entered start with three dashes, followed by a period, the title, and the publishing information
in your research paper the title of a full length work or website is always?
in an italicized or underlined font
how should I structure a block quotation?
indent the left side of all lines, leave out the quotation marks, double space the quotation, and included the in text citation at the end
A works cited is different from a bibliography because...
it only includes the sources included in the paper while a bibliography includes all sources that were researched but not necessarily used
in the works cited list, how should I cite a work that has more than three authors?
list the first author followed by et al.
MLA are initials that stand for what
modern language association
starting at the top, in what order should the items in the header be listed?
student's name, teacher's name, class and date
Sources listed on a works cited page a alphabetized according to..
the first element used in the citation
how do i format the works cited page?
the first line of each source should be flush against the left side while the second line is indented about one half inch the entire page should be double space
What is wrong with the following citation? Jupiter, Janie and Sullen Powers. The Nitty Gritty Lit Book. New York: Banter Press, 1991
the title should be underlined or italicized
except for the title page, where should I put the page number?
top right corner
True/False: the title should be centered
true
true/false: when you access information online your works cited page citation should always include the date when you accessed the information
true
who do you cite a quotation from an outside work that was referenced by on of your sources?
use the quote's author followed by "qtd. in"and the last name of the write in whose work it was referenced (i.e. Baker qtd. in Smith 26)
according to MLA format, the list of references which appear at the end of your paper is called
works cited