MLA

Direct quotations MUST be put in between..

• (Parenthesis)

• "Quotation Marks"

• [Brackets]

• ...ellipses...

In a Works Cited page, when you site a website, is the URL included?

• YES

• NO

What does a MLA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the author's name is not given?

• Author and publication year: (Doe, 2007)

• Author, publication year, and page number (preceded by p.): (Doe, 2007, p. 25)

• Author and page number separated by a comma: (Doe, 25)

• Author and page number without intervening punctuation (Doe 25)

Which of the following is cited correctly in MLA style?

• Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (1996, p. 271).

• Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (271).

• Aers and Stanley (1996) stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (p. 271).

• Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" (271) of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion.

Each source listed in the Works Cited list must be cited in the text.

• True

• False

If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, second and all subsequent lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.

• True

• False

What is the correct order of items in the MLA heading?

• Student Name, Class Name, Teacher Name, Date

• Student Name, Teacher Name, Class Name, Date

• Teacher Name, Student Name, Class Name, Date

• Date, Teacher Name, Student Name, Class Name

Where is the title of an assignment located in a paper using MLA format?

• Top right corner

• Top left corner

• Bottom left corner

• Centered below the heading, near the top of the page

Correct MLA citations will help you

• give credit to those who did the research

• avoid being accused of plagiarism

• look more credible and help you win arguments

• all of the above

Which type of font should be used in MLA formatted papers?

• Times New Roman

• Wingdings

• Comic Sans

• Papyrus