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WorksheetsMLA quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the "M" in MLA stand for?
a)
Manly
b)
Most
c)
Minimal
d)
Modern
2.
What does the "L" in MLA stand for?
a)
Lakers
b)
Language
c)
Latin
d)
Learning
3.
What does the "A" stand for in MLA?
a)
America
b)
Association
c)
And1
d)
Additional
4.
What is MLA?
a)
An English writing method
b)
A method of torturing students
a method of torturing students
a method of torturing students
c)
A method of citing references
d)
A method used for all writing
5.
When documenting one author in reference in a text, which is correct?
a)
A. Frye has argued this point before (Frye 197)
b)
b. This point has been argued before. (Glenn Frye, 197)
c)
c. This point has been argued before. (Frye 197)
d)
d. This point has been argued before (Frye, 197).
6.
When documenting one author by name in a text, which is correct?
a)
a. Frye has argued this point before (Frye 197).
b)
b. Frye has argued this point before. (197).
c)
c. Frye has argued this point before. (Frye, 197).
d)
d. Frye has argued this point before (197).
7.
T/F You should not use the authors’ last names in the citation if the authors’ names appear in the text.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
T/F You only use “et al” when you are citing a text with more than three authors.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
T/F When you use quotations in the text, you place the citation before the last quotation mark.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
T/F You only use block quotes when quoting more than 4 lines (not sentences) of text.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Which of the following is true about block quotes:
a)
a. The entire block quote is indented/Quotation marks are not used
b)
b. Only used when author is mentioned in the text
c)
c. Page number at end is outside the period
d)
All of the above
12.
Which is the correct way to cite a website?
a)
a. The Modern Language Association was founded in 1883 (mla.org).
b)
b. According to the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) website, the MLA was founded in 1883 (mla.org).
c)
c. Both
13.
Which of the following franchises is the greatest in professional basketball?
a)
Chicago Bulls
b)
Boston Celtics
c)
Los Angeles Lakers
d)
The Golden State Mouthpiece's
14.
Which of the following is false of a work cited page?
a)
Starts new page numbered sequentially
b)
page is not numbered
c)
placed after the body of the paper
d)
"Work(s) Cited" is centered, without quotation marks, italics, or underlining
15.
Which of the following is false of a Works Cited Page?
a)
Include all quoted, paraphrased, or summarized sources
b)
Do not need to include sources where titles are used in text
c)
Start each entry on new line, regular left margin
d)
Starts new page numbered sequentially
16.
Which of the following is not true of a Works Cited page?
a)
Indent the second and all subsequent lines five spaces ("hanging indent")
b)
Double-space all lines
c)
Alphabetize by the author's last name, book title, or website name
d)
Do not include web sites because they do not count as sources
17.
T/F Author’s names are listed alphabetically in reverse order on the Works Cited page.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
T/F For multiple authors of the same text in your Works Cited page, list all authors in reverse order, separated by commas, and a period at the end.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
T/F You should capitalize every word in a title.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
T/F You should underline the title of a text, but not the period at the end in the Works Cited page.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
T/F Quotation marks should be placed around titles of shorter works (articles, poems, short stories, essays).
a)
True
b)
False
22.
T/F MLA prefers Times New Roman font
a)
True
b)
Fale
23.
T/F Alphabetize your Works Cited page including “A”, “An”, or “The” as the first word of a title.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
T/F Give only the first city listed for the place of publication and do not list state names, regardless how obscure the city.
a)
True
b)
Flse
25.
American Association for Artificial Intelligence. 17 Mar. 2001 .<http://www.aaai.org>.
a)
Book
b)
Website
c)
Article
d)
Online Newspaper
26.
Bernstein, Barton J. “Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” Diplomatic History 28.3 (1991): 126-29.
a)
Article in a scholarly journal
b)
Book
c)
Newspaper article found on an online news site
d)
Article in a magizine
27.
The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003.
a)
Website
b)
Newspaper
c)
Article in a magazine
d)
Book
28.
Colbert, Stephen. Home page. 1 Nov. 2006. <http://colbertnation.com>.
a)
Website
b)
Article
c)
News
d)
Article in an online database
29.
Crane, Niles F. “Anarchy at Sea.” Atlantic Monthly Sept. 2003: 50-80.
a)
Website
b)
Book
c)
Article
d)
Newspaper
30.
Creation of the Media: Political Origins of the Media. Los Angeles: Houghton-Mifflin, 1922.
a)
Website
b)
Article
c)
Book
d)
Newspaper
31.
Foreman, Red, Elizabeth Bennett, and Tom Collins. “In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out.” New York Times 16 Feb. 1999. 21 Nov. 2000. <http://www.nytimes.com>.
a)
Website
b)
Article
c)
Article in a scholarly journal
d)
Journal on an online news site
32.
Jackson, Gabriel. “Multiple Historic Meanings of the Spanish Civil War.” Science and Society 68.3 (2004): 272-76. Academic Search Premier Elite. EBSCO. Brookens Library, U of Illinois at Springfield. 27 Sept.2002. <http://www.epnet.com>.
a)
Article in a magazine
b)
Article within an online database
c)
Article in a scholarly journal
d)
Website
33.
Kramer, Cosmo F. “A Health Threat Baffling for Its Lack of a Pattern.” New York Times 22 June 2003, natl. ed.: A14.
a)
Book
b)
Article
c)
Website
d)
Newspaper
34.
Peterman, Jay S. “Eat This Now!” US News and World Report 28 Mar. 2005: 56-58.
a)
Website
b)
Book
c)
Article in a magazine
d)
Article in an online database
35.
Tyson, Phyllis A., and Michael G. Gordon. “The Psychology of Women.” Journal of the American
Psychoanalytic Association 46 (1998): 361-64.
Psychoanalytic Association 46 (1998): 361-64.
a)
Website
b)
Book
c)
Newspaper
d)
Article in a scholarly journal
36.
Van Delay, Art. Seinfeld: The Show About Nothing. New York: Penguin Books, 1997.
a)
Book
b)
Article in a magazine
c)
Journal article within an online database
d)
website
37.
---. Venetian Blinds: Contemporary Study of Compulsive Lying. New York: Pendant Publishing, 1994.
a)
Article
b)
Website
c)
Newspaper
d)
Book
38.
How many championships do the Lakers have?
a)
infinity
b)
16
c)
24
d)
34
39.
How many championships do the warriors have?
a)
1
b)
1/2 (the other team wasn't healthy)
c)
4
d)
no championships, but a lot of mouthpieces
40.
Which number is bigger 4 or 16?
a)
16
b)
4
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