MLA In-Text Citation Guidelines

What is the fundamental structure of an MLA in-text citation?

• Author's full name and publication year

• Author's last name and locator

• Title of the work and page number

• Publisher and date

Which of the following is NOT considered a valid locator in an MLA in-text citation?

• Page number

• Line number

• Publisher's name

• Time stamp

Under what circumstance should a locator be omitted from an MLA in-text citation?

• When the author's name is unknown

• If the source does not have a page, line, section, chapter, or time stamp number

• When citing a website

• If the citation is for a paraphrase rather than a direct quote

In MLA style, when is a locator typically required in an in-text citation?

• Only when citing a book

• When quoting directly or paraphrasing a specific passage

• For every source listed in the Works Cited page

• To indicate the publication date of the source

What are the two primary types of in-text citations recognized in MLA style?

• Footnote and Endnote

• Parenthetical and Narrative

• Short-form and Long-form

• Author-date and Numbered

Which of the following is the correct format for a parenthetical in-text citation for a direct quote from page 33 by an author named Roth?

• (Roth 33)

• (Roth, 33)

• (33 Roth)

• (Roth asserts 33)

When incorporating an author's name directly into the sentence (narrative citation), where should the page number be placed?

• Before the author's name

• Immediately after the author's name in parentheses

• At the end of the sentence, in parentheses, after the period

• At the end of the sentence, in parentheses, before the period

How should two authors, Roth and Langley, be cited in a parenthetical in-text citation for a passage on page 33?

• (Roth, Langley 33)

• (Roth & Langley 33)

• (Roth and Langley 33)

• (Roth et al. 33)

For a source with three or more authors, such as Roth, Smith, and Jones, how would a parenthetical in-text citation for page 33 typically appear in MLA style?

• (Roth, Smith, Jones 33)

• (Roth and others 33)

• (Roth et al. 33)

• (Roth, et al., 33)

If a source has no author listed, but its title is "The Conquest of English," how would you create a parenthetical in-text citation for page 33?

• (No Author 33)

• ("Conquest of English" 33)

• (English, Conquest of 33)

• (Title of Work 33)