MLA Documentation

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This quiz will help determine your readiness to write a research paper using the proper MLA format.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    A paper’s title should both capture the reader’s attention and briefly indicate the paper’s focus.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 2. 

    The paper’s title should

    • A.

      Be in bold type

    • B.

      Be in italics

    • C.

      Be in type larger than the body of the paper

    • D.

      Be enclosed in quotation marks

    • E.

      Be underlined

    • F.

      None of the above

    Correct Answer
    F. None of the above
  • 3. 

    Page numbers should appear in the

    • A.

      Top right corner of every page

    • B.

      Top center of every page

    • C.

      Bottom center of every page

    Correct Answer
    A. Top right corner of every page
  • 4. 

    Quotations should always be introduced (i.e., integrated into your writing), not simply dropped into your paragraphs as sentences with quotation marks around them.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 5. 

    Quotations of three lines or more should be double indented and double spaced without quotation marks.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 6. 

    Most great writers try to avoid long quotations.  In fact, quoting a word or phrase as part of your own sentence can be very effective.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    Sources used in the paper should appear 

    • A.

      On a page entitled Bibliography;

    • B.

      A page entitled Works Cited

    • C.

      In alphabetical order by author

    • D.

      A. and c. above

    • E.

      Both on the page entitled Works Cited and in alphabetical order by author

    Correct Answer
    E. Both on the page entitled Works Cited and in alphabetical order by author

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