MLA Format 8th Edition

What is the correct citation for this book?

Title: Cars and Trucks and Things that Go

Author: Richard Scarry

Publisher: Random House

Date published: 1998

(It is not possible to do a hanging indent on this platform, so please disregard that.)

• Scarry, Richard. Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. Random House, 1998.

• Scarry, Richard. Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. Random House, 1998.

• Scarry, Richard. “Cars and Trucks and Things that Go.” Random House, 1998.

• Scarry, Richard. Cars and Trucks and Things that Go. Random House. 1998.

• None of the above.

Here is a picture of the back of the title page of a book. Find the publisher _____________.

Here is a picture of the back of the title page of a book. Find the publication date _____________.

If several dates are listed on the back of the title page, what should you do?

• Write all the dates in your bibliography.

• Use the most recent date.

• Use the earliest date.

• Use the earliest date for the edition you are using.

What is the correct citation for this book:

Title: Ping Pong Diplomacy

Author: Nicholas Griffin

Publisher: Scribner

Date published: 2014

(Please disregard the lack of hanging indents.)

• Griffin, Nicholas. Ping Pong Diplomacy, Scribner, 2014.

• Griffin, Nicholas. Ping Pong Diplomacy. Scribner, 2014.

• Griffin, Nicholas, Ping Pong Diplomacy, Scribner, 2014.

• Griffin, Nicholas. “Ping Pong Diplomacy.” Scribner, 2014.

• None of the above.

This book has two authors. Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili. How should they be listed in the bibliography? (McFadden is listed first on the cover).

• McFadden, Johnjoe. Al-Khalili, Jim.

• McFadden, Johnjoe. Jim Al-Khalili.

• McFadden, Johnjoe and Al-Khalili, Jim.

• McFadden, Johnjoe and Jim Al-Khalili

• Al-Khalili, Jim and Johnjoe McFadden.

This book has three authors: Ian Dawson, Dale Banham and Dan Lyndon. How should they be listed in the bibliography? (two possible answers)

• Dawson, Ian, Banham, Dale and Lyndon, Dan.

• Dawson, Ian, Dale Banham and Dan Lyndon.

• Dawson, Ian et al.

• Banham, Dale, Dawson, Ian and Lyndon, Dan.

• Banham, Dale, Ian Dawson and Dan Lyndon.

Go to this URL: http://spartacus-educational.com/Alan_Turing.htm. Find the author ______________

Go to this URL: http://spartacus-educational.com/Alan_Turing.htm. Find the title of the article _________.

Go to this URL: http://spartacus-educational.com/Alan_Turing.htm. Find the title of the web site __________