MLA Quiz Questions

What website should you use to create your Works Cited page?

• EasyBib

• MyBib

• Cite this for me

• Citation Machine

• BibMe

You need to include the date you last viewed each online resource (e.g. web page) on your Works Cited page.

• True

• False

Which of the following in-text citations is formatted correctly?

• According to Leung, about 40 percent of Hong Kong's digital video content is for commercial purposes (45).

• According to Leung, about 40 percent of Hong Kong's digital video content is for commercial purposes. (45)

Which of the following in-text citations is formatted correctly?

• ... is "unusual in the study of animals" (Chow).

• ... is "unusual in the study of animals." (Chow)

A student wishes to include a quote in their essay which is taken from the source in the image that has been correctly referenced on their Works Cited page:

• According to the many worlds hypothesis, "there are an infinite number of parallel universes" (50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know).

• According to the many worlds hypothesis, "there are an infinite number of parallel universes" (“Schrödinger’s Cat”).

• According to Schrödinger’s Cat, "there are an infinite number of parallel universes" (50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know).

• According to the many worlds hypothesis, "there are an infinite number of parallel universes" ("50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know").

A student wishes to paraphrase the source in the image that has been correctly referenced on their Works Cited page:

• For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (“Facebook’s AI Mathematician Can Solve University Calculus Problems”) .

• For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (Li 2019) .

• For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (Li, Gege) .

• For example, researchers at facebook have been able to develop an AI that is capable of solving complex university level calculus problems (Li) .

What information needs to be added to this reference to make it complete?

• The date the article was viewed

• The database name

• The URL

• Nothing needs to be added.

All quotations should indicate the original source using footnotes.

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

MLA does not use footnotes to cite sources. It uses parenthetical in-text citations. Footnotes are found in other styles e.g Chicago.

When including a source in your writing, correct paraphrasing means:

• Making a few changes to the original source and including an in-text citation.

• Using quotation marks around a source and including an in-text citation.

• Using ideas from a source and including a reference in your works cited page.

• Rewriting a source in your own words and both citing and referencing it.

If you include a source in your Works Cited page, but forget to include an in-text citation for it in your report, this does not count as plagiarism.

• True

• False