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Which one of the following pieces of information would require you to use a parenthetical citation to indicate that you took the information from an outside source?
"For the past ten years, the television sitcom has been on the decline."
In MLA format, which of the following website entries for a Works Cited page is correct?
"Aerobics: Frequently Asked Questions." Aerobics, YMCA, 23 Oct. 2015. www.ymca.org/aerobics/FAQ. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.
During the competition for the title of Miss America 1961, five finalists were given two questions to answer. First they were asked what they would do if "you were walking down the runway in the swimsuit competition, and a hell come off one of your shoes?" The second question, however, was a bit more esoteric: "Are American women usurping males in the world, and are they too dominant?" Taken from p. 281 of the essay "Pink Think" by Lynn Peril, published in Everything's an Argument (edited by Andrea Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters) on pp. 280-283. Which one of the following pieces of information would require use of a parenthetical citation to indicate information was taken from an outside source?
"During the competition for the title of Miss America 1961, five finalists were given two questions to answer."
In MLA format, how should the following parenthetical citation for the newspaper article, "Ways to Save for College," appear if the article does not have an author and you do not use a signal phrase?
("Ways to Save" C4)
In MLA format, how should the following parenthetical citation for a book written by a single author appear?
(Foster 62)
During the competition for the title of Miss America 1961, five finalists were given two questions to answer. First they were asked what they would do if "you were walking down the runway in the swimsuit competition, and a hell come off one of your shoes?" The second question, however, was a bit more esoteric: "Are American women usurping males in the world, and are they too dominant?" taken from p. 281 of the essay "Pink Think" by Lynn Peril, published in Everything's an Argument (edited by Andrea Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters) on pp. 280-283. According to MLA documentation, which one of the following would be the correct way to parenthetically cite the above passage in your paper if you do not use the author's name to introduce your quotation?
(Peril 281).
What does DOI stand for
Digital Object Identifier
During the competition for the title of Miss America 1961, five finalists were given two questions to answer. First they were asked what they would do if "you were walking down the runway in the swimsuit competition, and a hell come off one of your shoes?" The second question, however, was a bit more esoteric: "Are American women usurping males in the world, and are they too dominant?" Taken from p. 281 of the essay "Pink Think" by Lynn Peril, published in Everything's an Argument (edited by Andrea Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters) on pp. 280-283. Which one of the following correctly quotes the first sentence of the passage in MLA format?
Lynn Peril writes, "During the competition for the title of Miss America 1961, five finalists were given two questions to answer" (281).
Which is the correct way to quote a phrase from a source and cite it parenthetically in MLA format?
Many scientists argue about "the multi-faceted options today's medical therapies provide" (Rockler 109).
Which of the following pieces of information would NOT need to be documented in an essay?
Men can usually lose weight more quickly than women.
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
In MLA documentation, which one of the following would be the correct Works Cited entry for this passage that is from a work in an anthology?
Peril, Lynn. "Pink Think." Everything's an Argument. 5th ed., edited by Andrea Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters, Bedford/St. Martin's, 2010. pp. 280-283.
In MLA format, a Works Cited entry for a book by a single author should look like which of the following?
Sanders, Edgar. Live and Let Live. Random House, 1999.
Which of the following makes best use of a signal phrase and parenthetical citation?
Roberto Leon writes, "More evidence is needed to confirm the findings" (17).
Which of the following entries on a Works Cited page would be correct for an article accessed through a database according to MLA format?
Shumaker, Conrad. "'Too Terribly Good to be Printed': Charlotte Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'" American Literature vol. 37, no. 3, 1985, pp. 99-127. Academic Search Complete. web.a.ebscohost.com.db26.linccweb.org. Accessed 22 Sep. 2014.
Which of the following entries on a Works Cited page would be correct for a selection from an anthology according to MLA format?
Shumaker, Conrad. "'Too Terribly Good to be Printed': Charlotte Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'" American Literature, edited by Annette Coleman, Duke UP, 1985. pp. 99-127.
Which of the following entries on a Works Cited page would be correct for an article from an online journal according to MLA format?
Shumaker, Conrad. "'Too Terribly Good to be Printed': Charlotte Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper.'" American Literature, vol. 37, no. 3, 1985, pp. 99-127. gilmansoc.org/publication. Accessed 22 Sep. 2014.
Which of the following entries on a Works Cited page would be correct for a book by a single author according to MLA format?
Shumaker, Conrad. American Literature. Duke UP, 1985.
During the competition for the title of Miss America 1961, five finalists were given two questions to answer. First they were asked what they would do if "you were walking down the runway in the swimsuit competition, and a hell come off one of your shoes?" The second question, however, was a bit more esoteric: "Are American women usurping males in the world, and are they too dominant?" Taken from p. 281 of the essay "Pink Think" by Lynn Peril, published in Everything's an Argument (edited by Andrea Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz, and Keith Walters) on pp. 280-283. Which one of the following would be the correct way to document a quotation from the above passage in MLA format? The writer continues, "The sec
The writer continues, "The second question, however, was a bit more esoteric: 'Are American women usurping males in the world, and are they too dominant?'" (Peril 281).
Which of the following correctly descibes what a writer should do with a quotation that is longer than four lines?
The writer should indent the quotation, take off the quotation marks, and put the period before the parenthetical notation.
Match the type of source with the information required in its Works Cited entry.
a basic book entry- author's name, title, publisher, year of publication an e-book entry- author's name, title, type of e-book, publisher, year of publication a work from an anthology entry-author's name, title of work, title of anthology, editors names, publisher, year of publication, pages
Before using material from the Internet, one should check to see if
all of the above
It is wise to use Seminole State's full-text electronic databases because
all of the above
Using a quotation in your research paper requires
all of the above
Where should you look to find the Works Cited information for a printed book?
all of the above
In MLA format, the entries on a Works Cited page are
alphabetized
Jenna Childs claims "10% of parents watch evening television with their children" (12).
correct
Rana Faleen and Martin Brown, researchers for The Children of Tomorrow Foundation, reveal that "Children watch an average of three to five hours of television a day" (6).
correct
Research claims that "10% of parents watch evening television with their children" (Childs 12).
correct
When you indent a long quotation, you no longer need quotation marks.
correct
Most superintendents agree that "schools need more resources to deal with the growing issue of bullying" ("Helping Boys be Good Men" 1).
correct if the source has no author
"Common knowledge" refers to facts or quotations not requiring documentation because the information is on the Internet.
false
"Integrating quotations" is just another way to refer to documentation.
false
In MLA format, website addresses or URL entries should always be underlined.
false
In MLA, we include http:// in URL.
false
URLs should appear as hyperlinks in Works Cited entry.
false
You may never shorten an exact quotation.
false
It must be acknowledged, however, that "many television programs are educational" (Owens, Habib, and Jones 349).
incorrect
Other research shows that "children watch an average of three to five hours of television a day" (Faleen and Brown, p. 6).
incorrect
Research claims that "10% of parents watch evening television with their children" (Childs, p. 12).
incorrect
Research claims that "10% of parents watch evening television with their children" (Jenna Childs 12).
incorrect
Any material taken from a source, whether you quote it or paraphrase it, must be documented. The one exception is
legitimate common knowledge
You find an excellent quote in a medical journal to support your argument paper on the dangers of anorexia. The quotation you want to cite seems to be too long so you
paraphrase it, give an identification tag as to who said it, put the page number in the parentheses and include an entry on your Works Cited
Using a quotation in your research paper requires
proper documentation of the quotation
The data shows that above age 42, you have to be incredibly lucky to get pregnant with your own egg, says Norbert Glei-cher, founder of the Center for Human Reproduction in Chicago? (Klein 15).The mistake in the above documentation is that:
quotes-within-a quote ("'aaa'") are needed to make it clear what Glei-cher said that Klein quoted and what Klein wrote that the student is quoting
Which of the following pieces of information would NOT need to be documented in an essay?
the average speed limit in a residential neighborhood is lower than the speed limit on a highway
Ellipses enable writers to omit an unnecessary portion of a quotation.
true
It is wise to use Seminole's full-text electronic databases because they are collections of previously published periodical articles, it is easier to search in a collection of articles than the whole Internet, and the articles are usually screened in advance for credible content.
true
There are four basic steps to integrate a quotation into your essay.
true
In MLA documentation, to signify a quotation within a quotation, writers must
use single quotation marks: "The physician stated, 'Malpractice insurance is too high'" (Almed 9).
In MLA documentation, to signify a quotation within a quotation, writers must
use single quotation marks: "The witness replied, 'I saw them leave together'" (Rivera C14).
