Rhet 105 Plagiarism and Citation Quiz

How should you format the titles of short works like articles according to MLA style?

• In italics

• In bold font

• IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

• "In quotation marks"

How should you format a citation for a print source with no known author?

• Use the title of the work

• Use "Anonymous" as the author's name

• Use "Author Unknown" as the author's name

• Find a different source

How should you format the names of periodicals (scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers) in MLA format?

• "Put it in quotation marks"

• Put it in italics

• Underline it

• You don't need to include journal names for MLA

What is a container?

• An entry in a works cited page that includes the publication date of a source

• A segment of a larger publication, like a chapter of a book or an essay in a scholarly journal

• A longer source, such as a newspaper, book, or academic journal, that contains shorter works within it

• A great way to store leftovers

What is a "hanging indent"?

• A way of formatting sources in your works cited where only the second line of a paragraph is indented

• A way of formatting sources in your works cited where only the first line of a paragraph is indented

• A way of formatting sources in your works cited where every line of each paragraph is indented

• A way of formatting sources in your works cited where all of the lines of a paragraph are indented except for the first line

Given the below information, which of the following demonstrates the correct way to format in-text citations in MLA style?

Author name: Lee Silber

Source title: Time Management for the Creative Person

Publication year: 1998

Location: page 94

• According to Silber, "nearly one third of people say their job has been affected by lack of sleep" (Time Management for the Creative Person, 94)

• Sleep deprivation can impact productivity at work for "nearly one third of people" (Silber 94).

• In discussing the benefits of sleep, Silber notes that nearly one third of people are affected at their job by sleep deprivation (Time Management for the Creative Person, 1998).

• For example, Silber states that "nearly one third of people say their job has been affected by lack of sleep" (Silber page 94).

You should NOT include an in-text citation when...

• including a direct quote

• paraphrasing another source

• summarizing another source

• stating common knowledge

Which of the following is NOT required for MLA format?

• Double-spaced, 12-pt text in a legible font like Times New Roman

• A title page with your name, professor's name, course name, and date

• 1-inch margins on all sides of your document

• A header in the upper right-hand corner of the first page that includes your last name and page number

When citing a source with three or more authors, how should the citation appear in-text?

• (First Author et al. page number)

• (First Author and others page number)

• (First Author, Second Author, et al. page number)

• (All authors' last names page number)

In what order should you present sources on the Works Cited page?

• Chronologically, with most recent sources at the top

• Organized by source type, with print sources listed first, then online sources

• Alphabetically, by author last name

• Entirely based off vibes