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MLA QUIZ

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are plagiarism EXCEPT

a)

Using Baidu translation to translate Chinese article to English

b)

turning in your friend's paper with your name on it.

c)

copying and pasting from the internet.

d)

using quotation marks and parenthetical citation to indicate the source of text on the internet.

2.

Plagiarism can be avoided by . . .

(choose all that apply)

a)

using in-text citation.

b)

taking good notes on your sources.

c)

copying and pasting without using quotation marks.

d)

paraphrasing sources and not saving the URL.

e)

including a Works Cited page.

3.

Choose the correct details for MLA format

a)

Times New Roman font

size 12

double-spaced

last name and page number in upper right

b)

Calibri font

size 11

single-spaced

teacher's name in upper left

c)

Your name and the date in the upper left

Bold title

Small font for body paragraphs

d)

Article titles in italics

Essay titles in bold

Class name in upper right

4.

Which example is a proper heading?

a)

Ashley Renick

Eng II

Mrs.Renick

9/13/22

b)

Ashley Renick

Eng II

Sept 13, 2022

c)

Ashley Renick

Mrs. Brandt

English II

d)

Ashley Renick

Mrs. Brandt

English II

13 September 2022

5.

What is in-text citation?

a)

Listing the sources on a Works Cited Page

b)

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

c)

Putting the link to the source after your quote

d)

Inserted in the text of your research paper to briefly document the source you use

6.

You put your in-text citation inside of...

a)

"quotation marks"

b)

(parentheses)

c)

[brackets]

d)

$dollar signs$

7.

What do you include in an in-text citation?

a)

author's last name and page number

b)

book title and page number

c)

author's last name and book title

d)

author's first and last name

8.

Which in-text citation is correct?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

9.

What do you do when you have no author of an article?

a)

Last name and page number

b)

Name of the article.

c)

Just a page number

d)

Plagiarize something your friend wrote down.

10.

MLA in-text citation for an internet source includes

a)

the author's last name

b)

the author's full name and page number

c)

the organization name and date

d)

nothing is needed

11.

How should titles look?

a)

"The Hate U Give"

b)

The hate u give

c)

"The hate u Give"

d)

The Hate U Give

12.

In MLA format, a Works Cited page . . .

a)

has a bold title

b)

uses a hanging indent

c)

includes entries that start with the name of the organization

d)

orders sources by date

13.
A citation entry should be alphabetized by:
a)
Title
b)
Author's first name
c)
Author's last name
d)
Publisher
14.

When do you use "quotion marks?"

a)

When you copy a direct quote from the author.

b)

When you write the author's idea but use your own words.

c)

When you write your own idea.

d)

When you aren't sure who wrote it.

15.

Alex paraphrased information from page 52 of the following source to write her research paper.

Latham, Terry. Famous Works of French Art. Hueston Publishing Company, 2016.

Which sentence from her paper cites the information correctly according to MLA guidelines?

a)

Latham points out that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors (52).

b)

Latham points out that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors (Latham).

c)

Latham points out that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors.

d)

Latham points out on page 52 that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors.