Integrating Quotes

Integrating Quotes

Multiple Choice

Correct MLA citations will help you

• give credit to those who did the research

• avoid being accused of plagiarism

• look more credible and help you win arguments

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What should you use to show that you have changed something in a quote?

• quotation marks " "

• parentheses ( )

• brackets [ ]

• bold the word that was changed

Multiple Choice

True or false: It's okay to edit quotes by adding or removing words without doing anything to indicate that you changed the quote.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

• "Seek freedom and become captive to your desires; seek discipline and find your liberty." (Hebert, 324).

• "Seek freedom and become captive to your desires; seek discipline and find your liberty" (Hebert 324)

• "Seek freedom and become captive to your desires; seek discipline and find your liberty" (Hebert pg 324).

• "Seek freedom and become captive to your desires; seek discipline and find your liberty" (Hebert 324).

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 1).

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," (Orwell 1).

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell 1).

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell, 1).

Multiple Choice

Select the option below that is NOT an example of plagiarism.

• Copying/pasting from a source, not using quotation marks, and passing the words off as your own

• Copying/pasting from a source and merely changing a few words here and there

• Pasting a quote with quotation marks from a credible source into your paper and citing it using the author's last name and page.

• Using quotation marks but forgetting to CITE your sources

Multiple Choice

Original Quote: "I don't bother suggesting Prim learn how to hunt. I tried to teach her a couple times and it was disastrous."

Which is the best way to integrate this quote?

• To show how different she and Prim are, Katniss explains, "I don't bother suggesting Prim learn how to hunt. I tried to teach her a couple times and it was disastrous" (Collins 5).

• Katniss explains to the reader how different she and Prim are. "I don't bother suggesting Prim learn how to hunt. I tried to teach her a couple times and it was disastrous."

• Katniss explains: "I don't bother suggesting Prim learn how to hunt. I tried to teach her a couple times and it was disastrous." (Collins 5).

• To show how different she and Prim are, Katniss says: "I don't bother suggesting Prim learn how to hunt. I tried to teach her a couple times and it was disastrous." (Collins 5).