MLA Citation Multiple Choice Worksheet

What is the primary purpose of an MLA in-text citation?

• To summarize the entire paper

• To list all references

• To provide a detailed analysis

• To identify the source of information

Where should a parenthetical citation be placed in a sentence?

• Before the quote or paraphrase

• After the period

• At the beginning of the paragraph

• Directly after the quote or paraphrase

How should you cite a source with two authors in MLA style?

• List only the first author

• Use 'et al.' after the first author

• Use the title of the work

• Name both authors

What should you do if the author of a source is unknown?

• Use the publisher's name

• Cite the first element of the Works Cited entry

• Use 'Anonymous' as the author

• Leave the author field blank

How should you cite a source that does not have page numbers?

• Leave the citation blank

• Use the title of the work

• Include only the author's name

• Use paragraph numbers

When citing a self-contained work, how should the title be formatted?

• In bold

• In quotation marks

• In italics

• Underlined

What should you do if you cite more than one work by the same author?

• List the works in alphabetical order

• Use only the author's last name

• Add a shortened title to the citation

• Use the full title of each work

How can you distinguish between different authors with the same last name?

• Use the authors' initials

• Use the authors' full names

• Use their birthdates

• Use the title of their work

What abbreviation is used when citing a quote found in a secondary source?

• cited in

• quoted from

• qtd. in

• ref. in

What is the recommended action if you find a quote in a secondary source?

• Use both sources interchangeably

• Always cite the secondary source

• Seek out the original source and cite it directly

• Ignore the original source