MLA Citation

You should have an internal citation for every quotation.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You don't have to have internal citations for summaries.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You should include an internal citation for a paraphrase.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A quotation needs to be at least five words before you use quotation marks.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Every internal citation includes a page number.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

We know the author's name, the page numbers, and the title for a given article. Which of the following shows the proper parenthetical citation given this information?

• (Wesley J. Smith, 2)

• (Smith, Wesley J. 2)

• "The Grim Good of Animal Research")

• (Smith)

• (Smith 2)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format?

• "Quote." (Citation).

• "Quote" (Citation).

• "Quote," (Citation).

• "Quote," (Citation)

• "Quote". (Citation)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format when a question mark is included in the quote?

• "Quote" (Citation)?

• "Quote"? (Citation).

• "Quote?" (Citation).

• "Quote?" (Citation)

• "Quote" (Citation)

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following shows the proper punctuation for MLA format when an exclamation mark is included in the quote?

• "Quote" (Citation)!

• "Quote"! (Citation)

• "Quote!" (Citation)

• "Quote!" (Citation).

• "Quote"! (Citation).

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

In prose, what is the maximum number of lines you may have before you need to indent the quote (as a "block quote")?

• 2

• 6

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9