MLA QUIZ

Which of the following is the correct way to cite a book with two authors

Adam, Joseph and Bruce Moser. Buying Happiness.Books for libraries Press, 1968

Which of the following is cited correctly using MLA format

Aers and Stanley stress " the urgency of recovering [the] culture context " of fourteenth century English thoughts regarding religion (271).

In MLA style what will you include in the parentheses a directly quoted in text citation ?

Author's last name followed by the page number

What is the proper order when citing a book

Author, Title , publisher ,publication date , page numbers

What is the line spacing for an MLA paper

Double

A proper,in-text, citation for a direct quote would look like this," Friday is white dress for males and black dress for females for Homecoming week"(cooper,2016).

False

Oh way works cited page is alphabetized based on the title of the source

False

Should and their sentence with a period before using a regular in-text (parenthetical) citation.

False

Title of your paper should be both centered and bolded

False

Wikipedia is a reliable source

False

You should include in the works cited all of the sources that you have read while conducting regardless of whether they were saying it within the paper

False

Which format is the correct way to provide volume and issue numbers for a journal article?

Hallin,Daniel. "Sound Bite News." Journal of communication,vol.42,no.2.,2000,pp 5-24.

The thesis statement of an MLA paper can be found:

In the first sentence of the last paragraph and the last sentence of the first paragraph

How do you structure a block quote ?

Indent the left side of the all lines, double -space the quotation, and include the in -text citation at the end

Key you must press at the beginning of each paragraph

Indent/ Tab

Multiple parenthetical reference are

Separated by a semicolon

Consider the following direct quotations from One Sullivan's Memory and Forgetting in English Renaissance Drama and then identify which of the following is cited correctly in MLA style// "The message reveals something about forgetting in early modern literature and culture that is frequently associated with residence to for the retooling of normative models for behavior"

Shakespeare "Venus and Adonis" evinced an early modern preoccupation with the relationship between memory and changing standards in behavior (Sullivan1).

Jupiter, Janie and suellen powers. The Nitty Gritty Lit Book. New York: Banter Press,1991.

The title should be underlined or italicized

What is wrong with the following citation?

The year should come after the volume number.

Where does the page number go on an MLA paper

Top right corner

If an entry in your work cited is longer than one line,second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch this is called a hanging indent

True

One should cite their sources and complete their works cited page as they progress through their paper

True

The title of a website or a book should be italicized or underlines. Whichever you choose, you should be consistent.

True

What do you do if no author is given for the work you are citing?

Use an abbreviated form of the title in place of the author's name

Professor Stratton makes her students learn MLA format because

You need to know how to properly use MLA format for the future to avoid plagiarism