Citations

When citing a website, MLA requires the URL to be included.

• True

• False

Which Author's name should come first on the works cited page:

• Alex Harper

• Jenny Andrews

• Decise Thomas

• Eric West

If my citation has no author

• the title is preceded by 5 dash marks.

• the citation is indented 5 spaces.

• the citation begins with the title at the left margin.

• citations without authors appear at the end of the works cited page.

True or False: If you go to the "Cite this for Me" page, you can create citations for books, magazines, and primary sources.

• True

• False

True or False: Only digital sources, like websites, need to be cited in MLA format, not print sources, like books or magazines.

• True

• False

The LAST thing in an MLA citation is-

• The author's name

• The title

• The URL or name of newspaper

• The date you accessed/viewed the source

True or False: Google and Wikipedia are excellent sources to put in your works cited list.

• True

• False

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important.  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 10)

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

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

Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page

• "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com