MLA Quiz

According to MLA Guidelines, what should the spacing of the paper be?

• Double-spaced
• Single-spaced
• 1.5-spaced
• Triple-spaced

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font size be?

• 11 point

• 14 point
• 10 point
• 12 point

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font style be?

• Arial

• Times New Roman

• Calibri
• Comic Sans

According to MLA guidelines, how do you show a new paragraph is starting?

• By indenting the first line
• Put an extra space between the paragraphs using the return key.

• Indent using the space bar

• Indent using tab AND using an extra space with the enter key

Which in-text citation is correct?

• (Brenda Brusegard).

• . (Brenda Brusegard)

• (Brusegard).

• . (Brusegard)

Which in-text citation is correct for this quote from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald? “Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead”

• (Fitzgerald).

• (Fitzgerald, 134).

• (Fitzgerald 134).

• (Fitzgerald pg 134).

When paraphrasing information, you do not need to include an in-text citation.

• True
• False

For an in-text citation, you must include the page number if the information is from a book.

• True

• False

Which of the following citations follows MLA guidelines to cite a book?

• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.

• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.

• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray. 1999

• Henley, Patricia. "The Hummingbird House" MacMurray, 1999.

Why should students use MLA Format?

• It helps to prevent plagiarism

• It looks good

• The teacher says so

• It increases the word count