Basic MLA Formatting Quiz Questions
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 179
Questions and Answers
- 1.What should be found in the upper right hand corner on the title page of your research paper?
- A.
Page number
- B.
Professor's Name and Page Number
- C.
Author's Name and Page Number
- D.
Author's Name Only
- 2.How far down should the header be from the top edge of the page?
- A.
1/2"
- B.
1"
- C.
Double Spaced
- D.
1.5"
- 3.Which lines are in the wrong place in the following heading:Jane SmithENG101Professor DunkinJune 16, 2014
- A.
Line 1 and 2
- B.
Line 2 and 3
- C.
Line 3 and 4
- D.
Line 1 and 4
- 4.The title at the top of your page of sources should be called:
- A.
References
- B.
Sources Cited
- C.
Bibliography
- D.
Works Cited
- 5.Using full URL addresses is highly recommended by the MLA Handbook.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.On your works cited page, how many inches should you indent the second line of your sources?
- A.
1"
- B.
1/2"
- C.
None
- D.
3/4"
- 7.Your name does not have to appear in the header on the Works Cited page.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.How many spaces should you place between the main title of your paper and the first line of your first paragraph?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- 9.Margins on both sides of your paper should measure:
- A.
1/2"
- B.
1"
- C.
1.5"
- D.
2"
- 10.If you begin a sentence with the name of the author, you do NOT have to write the author's name in parentheses at the end of that sentence.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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