MLA Title Format

Which words should be capitalized in MLA title format?

• First, Last, Major, Date

• All words except prepositions and articles

• Only the first word

• First, Last, Major

When should titles be italicized in MLA format?

• When they are shorter works such as articles and essays.

• When they are longer works such as books, plays, and films.

• When they are written in all capital letters.

• When they are written in a foreign language.

Which of the following is an example of a title that should be italicized in MLA format?

• A book title

• A movie title

• A newspaper article title

• A journal article title

What punctuation marks should be used in titles according to MLA format?

• Quotation marks

• Commas

• Exclamation marks

• Periods

Which of the following is an example of a title that should be enclosed in quotation marks in MLA format?

• The title of a novel

• The title of a poem

• The title of a play

• The title of a short story

True or False: In MLA format, all major words in titles should be capitalized.

• Only nouns should be capitalized

• Only the first word should be capitalized

• False

• True

True or False: In MLA format, prepositions and conjunctions in titles should be capitalized.

• Only prepositions should be capitalized

• False

• Only conjunctions should be capitalized

• True

True or False: In MLA format, articles (a, an, the) in titles should be capitalized.

• True

• Only 'the' should be capitalized

• False

• Only 'an' should be capitalized

True or False: In MLA format, titles of books should be italicized.

• False

• Only the first letter of each word should be capitalized

• Titles of books should be underlined

• True

True or False: In MLA format, titles of articles should be enclosed in quotation marks.

• Only if the article is long

• False

• Only if the article is short

• True