MLA HW Check

In order to avoid plagiarism, you must have what two items?

• A.  The parenthetical citations and the bibliography
• B. The parenthetical citations and the in-text citations
• C.  The works cited page and the in-text citations
• D.  All of the above are important

 In the works cited page, you should include all the sources you read, regardless of whether you cited / used them within the paper or not.

• A. True
• B. False

Sources listed in a works cited page are ________________.

• A.      Numbered by the order in which you used them in the paper.
• B.       Bulleted and alphabetized by the author's last name.
• C.     Alphabetized by the first word of the entry, whether it is author's last name or title.
• D.      Numbered and listed by the date on which they were published.

How do you format the works cited page?

• A.  The first line of each source should be flush against the left side, while the second line (if any) should be indented one-half inch. The entire page should be double spaced.
• B.       All lines of each source should be flush against the left side. The entire page should be double spaced.
• C.    All lines of each source should be centered and single spaced.
• D.      The first line of each source should be flush against the left side, while the second line should be indented one-half inch. There should be two spaces between each entry, the entries themselves are single spaced.

You must use in-text citations when you _________________ a source. 

• A. Paraphrase
• B. Summarize
• C. Directly Quote
• D. All need citations

What should you do if no author is given for the work you are citing in text?

• A.  Omit the author's name and list only the page number.
• B.   Use "anonymous" in place of the author's name.
• C. Use the year of publication in place of the author's name.
• D.  Use the title in place of the author's name.

For in-text citations, both the author's last name and the page number (if available) need to be listed in the in-text citation.

• A. True
• B. False

You should end your sentence with a period before using a regular in-text citation.

• A. True
• B. False

 If I include the author's last name in my sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

• A. True
• B. False

The works cited page is always the last page of your paper or the last slide of a presentation. 

• A. True
• B.False