MLA Summative Enrichmt

Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• author's name
• page number
• website article title
• website title

If the source is a book, what two pieces of information are put in the citation?

• author and page number
• author and book title
• book title and page number
• website title and author

True or False? 
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.

• False
• True

Select which in-text citation is PROPERLY DONE from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
• (Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically
• In the order they appear in the paper.
• By length
• Randomly

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source:
Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture. Toronto:
        Random House, 1998.

• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen 7).
  
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (7).
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (The Argument Culture 7).
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, p. 7).

Which citation format is correct for a BOOK?

• (First Name, Last name, page number).

• (Last Name, Page Number).

• (Last Name Page Number).

• (Last Name, p. #).

When formatting a parenthetical citation, correctly choose the sentence that has the proper placement of the period.

• "Honeybees are among the most efficient pollinators on the planet." (Cohan).

• "Honeybees are among the most efficient pollinators on the planet" (Cohan).

• "Honeybees are among the most efficient pollinators on the planet." (Cohan)

• "Honeybees are among the most efficient pollinators on the planet". (Cohan)