MLA Quiz

What is the recommended line spacing for an essay written in MLA format?

• Triple Space

• Single Space

• 1.5 Space

• Double Space

Answer explanation

MLA format should be DOUBLE SPACED starting after the title.

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While reviewing your Works Cited page, you notice the following citation. Identify all the errors in the citation:

Smith, J. "The Art of Baking." Global Culinary Institute, 15 Oct. 2021, https://www.globalculinaryinstitute.edu/theartofbaking.

• Smith, J.

• "The Art of Baking."

• Global Culinary Institute

• 15 Oct. 2021

• https://www.globalculinaryinstitute.edu/theartofbaking.

Answer explanation

Citations must use the authors last name AND full first name, not initial.

Citations should omit the https:// protocol of a URL.

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Drag and drop ​the MLA elements for a magazine into their proper order: ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

• Gallivan, Joseph
• "Against the Odds"
• Oregon Humanities
• summer 2008
• pp. 16-24
• Gallivan. Joseph
• Magazine
• G. Joseph

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What is the proper citation for page 89 of a source written by Javi Garcia?

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You have a book written by following two authors: Patricia O'Neill and Jose Martinez. Which option shows the correct way to format the authors' names on the Works Cited page of your paper?

• O'Neill, Patricia, and Jose Martinez.

• Patricia O'Neill and Jose Martinez

• O'Neill, Patricia & Martinez, Jose

• O'Neill and Martinez

Answer explanation

In MLA 9th edition, the first author's name is inverted followed by a comma, the word and, and the second author's name in First name Last name order.

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You also have a source with three authors: Jadyn Grady, Michelle Barnosky, and Marcel Lamont. Which option shows the correct way to format these authors in an entry on the Works Cited page of your paper?

• Grady, Jadyn, et al.

• Jadyn Grady, Barnosky, Lamont.

• Grady, Jadyn; Barnosky, Michelle; Lamont, Marcel.

• Grady, J.; Barnosky, M.; Lamont, M.

Answer explanation

In MLA, if there are 3 or more authors, the first author is listed in reverse order followed by a comma and et al., which means and others.

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Shorter works (like essays, articles, and songs) should be formatted using: ​ (a)  

• quotation marks
• italics
• bold
• underline

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Drag the citations into the correct boxes.

At the end of the day Wilbur made “in excess of half a million dollars” ​ (a)  
According to Marx, Wilbur made “in excess of half a million dollars” ​ (b)  

• (Marx 34).
• (34).
• (Marx, pg. 34).
• (pg. 34).

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You have two sources that support the same idea. What is the proper in-text citation for page 16 by Carol Williams and page 34 by George Roth?

• (Williams and Roth).

• (Williams 16, Roth 34).

• (Williams 16; Roth 34).

• 16 (Williams); 34 (Roth).

Answer explanation

MLA requires a semicolon between sources when more than one source is being cited in an in-text citation.

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What is the correct way to format the title of a book in an MLA citation?

• Underlined

• Italicized

• Quotation marks

• Bold

Answer explanation

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