MLA Citations Review

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

A MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:

• just after the information being cited

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately" (Smith 10).

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith p. 10).

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith 10)

• (Smith 10) "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately."

What is the spacing of your text?

• Single

• 1.25"

• Double

• 1.75"

Margins should be set at __________ for left, right, top, and bottom.

• 1.25"

• 1"

• 1.5"

• 2"

What should the header in the top right include? SELECT TWO OPTIONS.

• Your first name

• Your last name

• Page number

• Date

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism
• Because teachers say they should
• To make a paper harder
• Students shouldn't use it

Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source:
Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture. Toronto:
        Random House, 1998.

• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen 7).
  
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (7).
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (The Argument Culture 7).
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, p. 7).

What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 

• Publication date
• Title of the source
• Publisher name
• You do not need to cite this source