MLA Formatting MCQ Trivia Quiz!
- 1.If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, the second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The title of a website or a book should be italicized or underlined. Whichever you choose, you should be consistent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What is the line spacing for an MLA paper?
- A.
Single spaced
- B.
Double spaced
- C.
1.5 spaced
- D.
No spacing
- 4.What is the correct order of items in the MLA heading?
- A.
Student Name, Teacher Name, Class Name, Date.
- B.
Student Name, Teacher Name, Date, Class Name.
- C.
Teacher name, Student Name, Class Name, Date.
- D.
Student Name, Class Name, Teacher Name, Date
- 5.Where is the title of an assignment located in a paper using MLA format?
- A.
The bottom left corner of the page
- B.
The top right corner of the page
- C.
Centered below the heading, near the top of the page.
- D.
Top left corner of the page
- E.
Option 5
- 6.How many lines are included in an MLA heading?
- A.
Three
- B.
Two
- C.
Four
- D.
Five
- 7.Wikipedia is a reliable source.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.What should one do if no author is given for the work they are citing.
- A.
Use N.A. in place of the author's name.
- B.
Use "anonymous" in place of the author's name.
- C.
Omit the author's name and list only the page number
- D.
Use an abbreviated form of the title in place of the author's name
- 9.The thesis statement of an MLA paper can be found:
- A.
In the first sentence of the last paragraph and the last sentence of the first paragraph.
- B.
First sentence of the last paragraph.
- C.
The first sentence of your paper.
- D.
None of the above
- 10.One should include in the Works Cited, all the sources that they read when conducting research, regardless of whether they were cited within the paper.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.If your teacher's directions for formatting vary slightly from the official MLA guidelines, which should you follow?
- A.
Teacher's Instructions
- B.
MLA format
- C.
Neither
- 12.In MLA style, what would you include in the parentheses for a directly quoted in-text citation?
- A.
Author's last name followed by the page number
- B.
Just the author's last name and no page number.
- C.
Title of the source and the page number.
- D.
Author's last name and the year of publication.
- 13.If a source has more than one author, one of the choices that MLA gives you is to use et al. (See below). Fontela, Pablo, et al.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Where does one put the page number on an MLA paper?
- A.
Top Right Corner
- B.
Top Center
- C.
Top Left corner
- D.
Bottom Center
- 15.One should end their sentence with a period before using a regular in-text (parenthetical) citation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.An MLA Works Cited Page is alphabetized based on the title of the source.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.One should cite their sources and complete their Works Cited page as they progress through their paper.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Which citation is correctly formatted when citing page 5 of the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
- A.
(The Great Gatsby pg. 5).
- B.
(Fitzgerald, 5).
- C.
. (Fitzgerald, 5)
- D.
(Fitzgerald 5).
- 19.Which citation is formatted correctly when citing an online source with no author titled "Dystopian Reality"?
- A.
(N.A. "Dystopian Reality").
- B.
(Dystopian Reality).
- C.
("Dystopian Reality").
- D.
("Dystopian Reality", No Author).
- 20.Which source is cited correctly when citing pages 140-145 in the book Adnan's Story by Rabia Chaudry?
- A.
(Adnan's Story, pgs 140-145).
- B.
(Chaudry 140-145).
- C.
Chaudry, 140-145).
- D.
(Adnan's Story 140-145).
- 21.Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966. Which citation/s are correct when considering the source listed.
- A.
Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (3).
- B.
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
- C.
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals." (Burke, 3).
- D.
Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
- E.
Both A and B are correct
- 22."The Impact of Global Warming in North America." Global Warming: Early Signs. 1999. www.climatehotmap.org/. Accessed 23 Mar. 2009. Which citations are formatted correctly when considering the source cited above.
- A.
We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming").
- B.
We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." (Impact of Global Warming).
- C.
We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ( N.A. "Impact of Global Warming").
- D.
We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming")
- 23.Franck, Caroline, et al. “Agricultural Subsidies and the American Obesity Epidemic.” American Journal of Preventative Medicine, vol. 45, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 327-333. Which citation/s are formatted correctly when considering this source?
- A.
According to Franck et al., “Current agricultural policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor health of Americans” (327).
- B.
According to Franck et al., “Current agricultural policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor health of Americans” (Franck 327).
- C.
The authors claim that one cause of obesity in the United States is government-funded farm subsidies (Franck 327).
- D.
The authors claim that one cause of obesity in the United States is government-funded farm subsidies. (Franck et al. 327).
- E.
Both A and D
- 24.Sometimes you may have to use an indirect source. An indirect source is a source cited within another source. For such indirect quotations, use "qtd. in" to indicate the source you actually consulted.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.ALL sources on the works cited page MUSt be cited in the paper with in-text citation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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