english MLA Questions

. In the MLA format, which of the following is a correct method to cite quotations?

(Connell 125).

What size font should essays use?____

12

In the correct heading, what information is contained on the third line?

Course title

Should you enlarge the font of your own original title?

False

Which side of the paper do you write your name, teacher, class, and date?

Left

The Modern Language Association explains how to format essays and research papers. Another name for it is __

MLA

Literary analysis essays are written in what tense?

Present Simple tense

The short version that gives a bare outline of key events of the story is a

Synopsis/Précis

The writer's opinion (the engine that drives the essay) is called a

Thesis Statement

The standard font for formal essays is

Times New Roman

What original idea do you not want to forget to put at the top of your own essays?

Title

If it is unclear which character is referred to in a quotation, what punctuation is used by the essay writer to indicate who that character is?

brackets

The title of an essay should be:

centered

The three periods ("...") used in essays is called a/an

ellipsis

In Literary analysis it is acceptable to moralize and tell a character what they "should" have done?

false

In MLA format, the top, side, and bottom margins should be 1 inch

false

On your Works cited page, each citation should be listed alphabetically by the book's title.

false

The title of a novel, movie, play, and newspaper should be in quotations.

false

You may refer to the author by using his first name in your essay

false

Which of the following should not be used in a formal essay:

first and second person pronouns contractions slang

The avenue of interest that introduces the main theme of the essay. It comes at the beginning of an essay and is called a

hook

The long retelling of a story is called a

plot summary

Which of the following should be in quotations?

poem newspaper article song short story

The header is aligned along the right-hand margin and contains which information

student's last name and page #

The first sentence of each supporting paragraph that explains what that paragraph will prove to support the thesis is called a

topic sentence

. In MLA format, the entire paper, including the heading and Works Cited page, should be double-spaced.

true

Should you capitalize the first letter of all important words in your own essay title?

yes