Research Review MLA

When documenting one author in reference in a text, which is correct?

• This point has been argued before (Frye 197).

• This point has been argued before. (Glenn Frye, 197)

• This point has been argued before. (Frye 197)

• This point has been argued before (Frye, 197).

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You should NOT use the authors’ last names in the citation if the authors’ names appear in the text.

• True

• False

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You only use “et al.” when you are citing a text with more than three authors.

• True

• False

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You only use block quotes when quoting more than 4 lines (not sentences) of text.

• True

• False

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MLA prefers Times New Roman font .

• True

• False

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What is a "works cited"?

• Parenthetical information within a paper indicating where you got your information

• A numbered list of the resources you used for a project

• An alphabetized list of the resources you used for a project

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What are the preferred margins for a works consulted or a works cited?

• Top, bottom = 1 inch; Left, right = 1.25 inches

• Top, bottom = .5 inch; Left, right = 1 inch

• Top, bottom = 1 inch; Left, right = 1 inch

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How is a "works cited" spaced?

• Single-spaced (1.0)

• One and a half spaced (1.5)

• Double-spaced (2.0)

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How are the titles of books, magazines, newspapers, films, and television programs written in a "works cited"?

• In quotation marks

• Underlined

• Italicized

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How are titles of articles, essay, stories, web pages, and television episodes written?

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

• Italicized

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