Citations Quiz

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 p. 10).

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

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

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).

If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence (signal phrase), then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format?

• "Quote." (Citation).

• "Quote" (Citation).

• "Quote," (Citation).

• "Quote," (Citation)

• "Quote". (Citation)

What is the right format for a MLA in-text citation?

• He states, "Cats are fat (Smith 44)".

• (Smith 1987) states, "Cats are fat."

• He states, "Cats are fat" (Smith 44).

• He (p.44) states, "Cats are fat" (Smith).

If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

Each paragraph is _____ at the beginning. 

• right aligned 
• centered 
• indented
• single spaced 

Brian Suiter, in his recent tennis autobiography, says, "I was so consumed with winning that I forgot the love of the game" (22).

• Correct

• Incorrect