MLA Quotes

According to MLA formatting rules, how should article titles be written?

• "More Schools Adopt Four-Day Weeks"

• More Schools Adopt Four-Day Weeks

• "More Schools Adopt Four-Day Weeks"

• "More..."

What is an in-text citation?

• Listing the sources on a Works Cited Page

• Writing down the link to your source at the end of the paper

• Putting the link to the source after your quote

• Putting the source info in parentheses after the evidence

When using ONLINE sources, what do you put in your in-text citation?

• Website link

• Author name only OR article title if there is no author

• Author name AND page number

• Author name AND paragraph number

What should go in your in-text citation if an author's name is not available?

• Website link

• No in-text citation needed

• Title of the article/source

• Paragraph number

Which of the following is an example of a correct in-text citation for a book with two authors in MLA format?

• (Smith and Jones 45)

• (Smith & Jones 45)

• [Smith and Jones, p.45]

• {Smith, Jones, p.45}

When quoting more than 4 lines of prose or 3 lines of verse, you indent the entire body of the quote together. This is called a _______ quote.

• Block

• Long

• Unnecessary

• Space waster

Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format for a DIRECT quote.

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Cleary).

• Most students do not plagiarize intentionally (Cleary).

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally." Cleary

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Michelle Cleary).

If you are quoting from a source and you want to omit some words from the original quote, which of the following should you use?

• Parentheses ( )

• Brackets [ ]

• Ellipses ...

• A hyphen -

Cite the following quote/evidence in MLA citation. Quote: "What had I to fear" Author: Edgar A. Poe Page Number: 5

Answer explanation

The correct MLA citation format for a quote includes the author's last name and the page number in parentheses. Therefore, "What had I to fear" is cited as (Poe 5).

Which in-text citation of a BOOK is correct?

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Tommy Orange 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange pg 118).

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks." (118)