MLA Quiz

1.  Which keyboard shortcut can be used to select all the text in a document?

• A.          Alt+E
• B.          Alt+A
• C.          Ctrl+A
• D.          Ctrl+E

2. Which is the correct in-text citation referencing a blog post titled "Building a Deck", with no author.

• A.          (Building a Deck)
• B.          (Building a Deck, N.A.)
• C.          ("Building a Deck")
• D.          (No Author)

3. Based on MLA guidelines, what is the correct margin width?

• A.          0.5 inch
• B.          1.0 inch
• C.          1.5 inch
• D.          2.0 inch

4.  On the Works Cited page, how should the citations be organized?

• A.          Alphabetically
• B.          By date
• C.          Length of citation

5.  What does "et al." mean?

• A.          Many others
• B.          Include all
• C.          Everyone
• D.          And others

6.  What is the Works Cited page in a report?

• A.          A list of sections included in the report
• B.          A list of material used to research the report
• C.          A list of sources used for in-text citations in the report
• D.          A list of subjects included in the report

7.  Which is the correct way on the Works Cited page to format two authors (Thomas J. Green and Samuel T. Knight) from a source?

• A.          Green and Knight
• B.          Thomas J. Green and Samuel T. Knight
• C.          Green, Thomas J. and Knight, Samuel T.
• D.          Green, Thomas J. and Samuel T. Knight

8.  Which is the correct in-text citation referencing a book titled "Growing the Perfect Garden" by Monic A. Blue, Samantha Day, Karol Farmer, page 67.

• A.          (67 Blue et al.)
• B.          (Blue, Day and Farmer 67)
• C.          (67 Blue, Day and Farmer)
• D.          (Blue et al. 67)

9.  What is it called when you make a reference in the text of a document alerting the reader that you are using information from another source.?

• A.          Work cited
• B.          In-text citation
• C.          Plagiarism
• D.          Foot note

10.      Which is the correct way on the Works Cited page to format three authors (Amy P. Phelps, Viola Atwood and Jess M. Link) from a source?

• A.          Phelps, Viola, et al.
• B.          Phelps Amy P., Atwood and Link
• C.          Phelps, Amy P., et al.
• D.          Phelps, Amy P., Viola, et al.