MLA Formatting and Style Guide Quiz

What is the first component listed in an MLA Works Cited entry?

• Title of source

• Author

• Publication date

• Publisher

In MLA format, how should the title of a book be presented?

• In bold

• In italics

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

What punctuation is used to separate components in an MLA citation?

• Parentheses and brackets

• Dashes and slashes

• Semicolons and colons

• Commas and periods

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2

Which of the following is considered a 'container' in MLA format?

• A song

• An individual poem

• A television series

• Tupperware

What is the purpose of a DOI in an MLA citation? (Hint: Look at the FAQs on the Purdue Owl website under MLA.)

• To provide a summary of the source

• To ensure the source is locatable

• To indicate the author's credentials

• To list the publication date

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.8

When citing an online source, what is recommended to include if the publication date is not available?

• The website's homepage

• The date you accessed the website

• The number of views

• The author's email address

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.8

How should a periodical article title be formatted in an MLA citation?

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

• In bold

• In italics

What is the correct order of components in an MLA Works Cited entry?

• Date, Title, Author, Publisher

• Author, Title, Publisher, Date

• Publisher, Author, Title, Date

• Title, Author, Publisher, Date

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.8

What is an example of a 'container'?

• Song

• Website

• Poem

• Tupperware

What does MLA stand for?

• Modern Language Association

• Multiple Language Association

• Mastery of Language Arts
  

• Modern Literary Association