MLA Formatting Quiz
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Think you know the basics of MLA Style Manual. Here is your chance to prove it. Take this test on MLA formatting.
- 1.
- A.
Omit the author's name and list only the page number.
- B.
Use "anonymous" in place of the author's name.
- C.
Use N.A. in place of the author's name.
- D.
Use an abbreviated form of the title in place of the author's name.
- 2.The Wikipedia is a reliable source.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The title of your paper should be both centered and bolded.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Where does one put the page number on an MLA paper?
- A.
Top Left corner
- B.
Bottom Center
- C.
Top Right Corner
- D.
Top Center
- 5.One should end their sentence with a period before using a regular in-text (parenthetical) citation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.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
- 7.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
- 8.How many lines are included in an MLA heading?
- A.
One
- B.
Three
- C.
Four
- D.
Five
- 9.Where is the title of an assignment located in a paper using MLA format?
- A.
Bottom left corner of the page
- B.
Centered below the heading, near the top of the page
- C.
Top right corner of the page
- D.
Top left corner of the page
- 10.What is the correct order of items in the MLA heading?
- A.
Teacher name, Student Name, Class Name, Date
- B.
Student Name, Teacher Name, Date, Class Name
- C.
Student Name, Class Name, Teacher Name, Date
- D.
Student Name, Teacher Name, Class Name, Date
- 11.
- A.
Last sentence of the first parapgraph
- B.
The first sentence of your paper
- C.
First sentence of the last paragraph
- D.
Both a & c
- E.
None of the above
- 12.What symbol would you click to insert a page number in your header?
- A.
&
- B.
#
- C.
*
- D.
None of the above
- 13.One should site their sources and complete their Works Cited page as they progress through their paper.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.An MLA Works Cited Page is alphabetized based on the title of the source.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.URLs of electronic sources in a Works Cited List are enclosed in angle brackets.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.
- A.
Author's last name and the year of publication
- B.
Author's last name follows by the page number
- C.
Title of the source and the page number
- D.
Just the author's last name and no page number
- 18.Key you must press at the beginning of each paragraph.
- A.
Tab
- B.
Spacebar
- C.
Indent
- D.
Ctrl + tab
- 19.The margins for an MLA paper are:
- A.
1.25" on the sides and 1" on the top and bottom
- B.
1" on the sides and .5" on the top and bottom
- C.
1.25" all around
- D.
1" all around
- 20.MLA is just one of many ways to format a research paper.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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