MLA Workshop Quiz

1. Which website citaton example is correct?

"Apple Cider Vinegar Recipes: Do They Work?" WebMD, 18 Aug. 2017. www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-apple-cider-remedies

Apple cider vinegar recipes: Do they work? WebMD, www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-apple-cider-remedies. 18 Aug. 2017.

(18 Aug. 2017). Apple Cider Vinegar Recipes: Do They Work? WebMD, www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-apple-cider-remedies

WebMD. "Apple cider vinegar recipes: Do they work? 18 Aug. 2017, www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slideshow-apple-cider-remedies

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You may optionally provide this to label your report, leaderboard, or certificate.

2. A signal phrase...

Uses the name of the author(s) to introduce a quote, pararaphrase or summary of information from a source.

Only requires the name of the source and page numbers in parentheses, nothing else.

3. Which example is a correct MLA citation for a print book?

G. Lakoff. The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century Politicswith an 18th Century Brain. 2009, Viking.

George Lakoff, The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century Politics with an 18th Century Brain. (2006), Viking.

(2009). Lakoff, G. "The political mind: Why you can't understand 21st century politics with an 18th century brain." Viking.

Lakoff, George. The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st Century Politics with an 18th Century Brain. Viking, 2009.

4. The list of cited sources at the end of a paper formatted in MLA style is called:

Works Cited

Bibliography

Works Consulted

References

5. Which example shows the proper MLA format for a journal article from a database?

(Date of publication). Author's Last Name & First Initial. Title of the Article. Title of the Journal. URL.

"Title of the Article." Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Journal. "Database Name." URL or DOI

"Database Name," Title of Article, "Authors' Last Name, First Initial." (Publication date.)

6. If you used a quote from John Smith's book The Life of Brian, on page 34, which would be the correct parenthetical citation in your text?

(Smith, Life of Brian)

(Smith 34)

(Life of Brian, p. 34)

(Smith, Life of Brian, p. 34)

7. Which eBook citation example is correct?

Poland, Bailey. Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. Potomac Books, 2016. Ebook Central (ProQuest). ebookcentral.proquest.com

Bailey Poland. (2016) "Haters: Harassment, abuse, and violence online." Potomac Books, ProQuest.

Poland, B. Haters: Harassment, abuse, and violence online. "Potomac Books." (2016), Ebook Central. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com

Poland, Bailey, 2016. Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online. (Potomac Books), ProQuest.

8. The citations below are direct quotes from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell. Which ones are correct? (Choose all that apply.)

Orwell describes the Ministry of Truth building as "an enormous pyramidal structure" (6).

Big Brother's face "gazed down from every commanding corner" (Orwell 4).

Winston had "won the victory over himself" (George Orwell, 1984 p. 376).

"The whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought" (67).

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9. Which of the following statements about paraphrasing are correct? (Choose all that apply.)

Paraphrasing means taking the main ideas from someone else's work and expressing them in your own words.

To paraphrase, simply change a few words from a quote, using a some synonyms.

A paraphrase must be exactly the same as the original source - word for word.

A paraphrase must be accompanied by a parenthetical citation.

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