MLA Style Citation Quiz

What should you include in an in-text citation in MLA style?

• Publisher's name and location

• Author's first name and publication year

• Title of the source and publication year

• Author's last name and page number

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Where should you place the in-text citation in a sentence?

• Before the relevant quote or paraphrase

• After the period or other punctuation mark

• In the middle of the sentence

• At the beginning of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do if a source has more than two authors in MLA style?

• Name all the authors

• Name only the first author followed by 'et al.'

• Name the first and last authors

• Name the first author and the publication year

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do if the author of a source is unknown in MLA style?

• Use 'Anonymous' as the author in the in-text citation

• Use the title of the source as the in-text citation

• Omit the in-text citation

• Use 'Unknown' as the author in the in-text citation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How should you format the title of a self-contained work in an in-text citation in MLA style?

• Use bold font for the title

• Italicize the title

• Underline the title

• Put the title in quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do if a source does not have page numbers in MLA style?

• Omit the in-text citation

• Use the publication year as the page number

• Use the title of the source as the page number

• Include only the author's name in the in-text citation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How should you distinguish between different authors with the same last name in an in-text citation in MLA style?

• Use the authors' birthdates in the in-text citation

• Use the authors' middle names in the in-text citation

• Use the authors' full first names in the in-text citation

• Use the authors' initials in the in-text citation

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do if you want to cite something that you found quoted in a secondary source in MLA style?

• Omit the original author's name

• Use 'Quoted in' followed by the secondary source's author

• Use the secondary source's author as the original author

• Seek out the original source and cite it directly

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do if you cite more than one work by the same author in MLA style?

• Use the publication year to distinguish between the works

• Omit the in-text citation for the additional works

• Add a shortened title to signal which source you are referring to

• Use the same in-text citation for all the works

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How can you generate in-text citations and works cited list easily in MLA style?

• Use a free MLA citation generator like Scribbr's

• Manually type out all the citations and references

• Use a paid citation generator for accurate results

• Ask a friend to help you with the citations

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9