MLA Citation Quiz

What does MLA stand for?

• Modern Linguistics Association

• Medical Laboratory Assistant

• Modern Language Association

• Master of Liberal Arts

What is the purpose of MLA citations?

• The purpose of MLA citations is to give credit to sources and allow readers to locate the original sources.

• MLA citations are used to confuse readers and make the writing more difficult to understand.

• MLA citations are used to plagiarize other people's work.

• MLA citations are unnecessary and time-consuming.

How should the author's name be listed in an MLA citation?

• Last Name, Middle Name, First Name

• Last Name, First Name

• First Name, Last Name

• First Name Initial, Last Name

What is the correct MLA citation format for a book?

• Author's Last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

• Author's First name, Last name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

• Title of Book. Author's Last name, First name. Publisher, Publication Date.

• Publisher. Author's Last name, First name. Title of Book, Publication Date.

Which of these does NOT need to be cited?

• Research from the internet

• Statements from an interview

• Text from a book or article

• Your interpretation of a quote

Pick all that apply.

Unintentional plagiarism could be

• Forgetting a citation

• Paraphrasing another work without citation

• Not putting quotation marks around the quote

• Rewording the quote and not citing the source

When is it ok to use other's arguments/opinions?

• Never

• Only three times per essay

• Anytime, as long as they are cited correctly

• Anytime

Why should students use MLA Format?

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

If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical citation.

• True
• False