WorksheetsMLA 9 In-Text Citation Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is a recommended way to use Wikipedia in MLA-style research?
Quote Wikipedia entries directly in the body of your paper
Avoid Wikipedia completely because it is unreliable
Use Wikipedia to find cited sources for further research
Only use Wikipedia if no other sources are available
What is one advantage of using Google Scholar according to MLA guidelines?
It only provides peer-reviewed books
It offers access to the most current academic sources
It avoids abstracts and provides full articles only
It restricts results to government documents
What does the MLA International Bibliography offer that Google Scholar often does not?
Easy-to-read summaries
Citation formatting tools
Full-text access to academic journals
Personalized research coaching
What does the guide mean by 'data mining' in academic research?
Looking for keywords online
Studying charts and statistics in articles
Using an article's references to find more sources
Reading only articles from a single journal
Why is it beneficial to combine Wikipedia, Google Scholar, and academic databases in research?
It helps avoid the need for outlining
It guarantees a higher grade
It gives access to both foundational and current research
It eliminates the need for formatting
What is the ideal structure of an MLA-style paper?
A pyramid that goes from narrow to broad
An hourglass that starts and ends broadly with a focused middle
A diamond shape with equal emphasis throughout
A spiral that repeats ideas for emphasis
Why is writing an outline before drafting an academic paper important?
It boosts creativity in your writing
It allows you to skip citing sources
It helps organize your ideas and plan citations
It removes the need to read sources
What is the risk of straying from the expected structure of an MLA paper?
You may be rewarded for creativity
There are no real consequences
You risk making avoidable formatting and citation mistakes
Your grade will automatically be higher
When should you include an in-text citation in your paper?
Only when using a direct quote
Only when your teacher tells you to
Whenever you paraphrase, quote, or reference someone else's ideas
Only when discussing your own opinions
How do you format an in-text citation for a source with one author?
How should a source with two authors be cited in-text?
Use only the first author's last name
Use 'et al.' after the first author
List both authors' last names and the page number
Cite only the title of the work
How do you cite a source with three or more authors in MLA 9?
Include all authors' last names
Use the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'
Cite the last author's name and page number
Only include the title of the source
What is true about in-text citations for one-page works like editorials?
You must count and include the paragraph number
You only need to list the author's name and page number
You omit the page number in the citation
You list the publication year instead of the page
How do you cite a web source with an author but no page numbers?
Include the paragraph number
Use the URL and author's name
Cite the author's last name only
Add a timestamp from when you read it
What do you do when citing a source that has no author?
Use the access date
Leave out the citation
Use a shortened version of the title
Cite the publisher's name
How is a podcast or YouTube video cited in-text?
With the creator's name and video title
With the URL of the video
Using the timestamp from the quoted section
Using only the speaker's last name
What format does MLA 9 use when citing lines from a play or poem?
Roman numerals for act and scene
Arabic numerals for act, scene, and lines
Line numbers without act and scene
Date and publisher instead of line numbers
You are writing a paper on Macbeth and want to quote a critic named M. Ayub Jajji from page 234 of a journal article. Which in-text citation is correct?
(Jajji, 234)
(234 Jajji)
(Jajji 234)
(M. Ayub Jajji, p. 234)
You are paraphrasing information from a website article by Michael Donkor, but the page has no page numbers. Which in-text citation should you use?
(Donkor)
(Donkor n.p.)
(Donkor, para. 2)
(Michael Donkor 1)
You're using a source with three authors. The first author is Lucy Akehurst. Which in-text citation is correct?
(Akehurst and team 134)
(Akehurst et al. 134)
(Lucy et al. 134)
(Akehurst, Smith, and Jones 134)
You're referencing a one-page editorial by Eric Weinberger. Which in-text citation should you use?
(Weinberger G13)
(Weinberger)
(Weinberger, 2003)
(Eric Weinberger 1)
You quote a line from a podcast at the 2-minute and 12-second mark. How should the in-text citation appear?
(Smith 2:12)
(Smith, 00:02:12)
(Smith 00:02:12)
(Smith, minute 2)
You are quoting lines 47 through 55 from Act 1, Scene 5 of Macbeth. What is the correct in-text citation?
(Macbeth I.V.47-55)
(Macbeth 1.5.47-55)
(Shakespeare 1:5:47-55)
(Macbeth Scene 1.5.47-55)
You find a useful fact on a Wikipedia article titled 'Three Witches' but no author is listed. How should you cite it in-text?
('Three Witches')
(Wikipedia.com)
('Three Witches' Wikipedia)
(No citation needed)
You're citing a journal article by Amber Tietzel and Leon Lack, and you reference information from page 216. What is the correct in-text citation?
(Tietzel et al. 216)
(Amber and Leon 216)
(Tietzel and Lack 216)
(Journal of Sleep Research 216)
You are paraphrasing from an online article by Amanda Reyes titled 'The Rise of Al Writing Tools'. There are no page numbers. Which is the correct in-text citation?
(Reyes)
(Reyes, para. 3)
('The Rise of Al Writing Tools')
(Reyes n.p.)
You quote directly from an unsigned online article titled 'Student Sleep Habits in 2024'. What is the correct in-text citation?
(2024 Sleep Study)
('Student Sleep Habits in 2024')
(Student Sleep Habits in 2024)
(n.a. 'Student Sleep Habits in 2024')
You use a paragraph from a website that has no author and no title, but the page is about climate change and the site is NASA.gov. How should you cite it in-text?
(NASA.gov)
('Climate Change')
('Untitled Page')
(NASA)
You are referencing a TED Talk by Greta Thunberg. You quote something she says 4 minutes and 15 seconds into the video. What is the correct in-text citation?
(Thunberg 04:15)
(Thunberg 00:04:15)
(Greta, TED Talk)
(Thunberg para. 3)
You summarize an online article with an author named Jordan Fields titled 'The Myth of Multitasking', but you do not quote it directly. What should your in-text citation look like?
(Fields 2021)
(Fields, 'The Myth of Multitasking')
(Fields)
(Jordan Fields)
You quote an article by Maria Gonzalez that appears on one page. How should you cite it in-text?
(Maria Gonzalez, p. 1)
(Gonzalez)
(Gonzalez 1)
(Maria G. 1)
You are citing a line from a poem by Emily Dickinson. What's the correct MLA 9 format for in-text citation?
(Dickinson, stanza 2)
(Dickinson lines 5-6)
(Dickinson 5–6)
(Dickinson, poem title)
If a source lists an organization as the author, how should you cite it in-text?
Use the name of the organization
Use 'Anonymous' in parentheses
Leave out the citation
Use the editor's last name
You're using information from a book by Julie H. Kim that spans two pages (88-89). Which in-text citation is correct?
(Kim, 88–89)
(Julie H. Kim, pp. 88-89)
(Kim 88–89)
(Kim pages 88-89)
You quote a guest speaker from a recorded school lecture. What should your in-text citation include?
The title of the lecture
The speaker's name and the date
The speaker's last name and time stamp
The transcript and slide number
When using an article with a long title and no author, how should the in-text citation appear?
('Long Article Title')
(Title of the Article, 2024)
(Untitled Article)
('Excerpt')
What punctuation should appear between the author's last name and the page number in an MLA in-text citation?
A comma
A colon
A slash
None
You want to paraphrase from an ebook that has chapters but no page numbers. What is the best in-text citation approach?
(Author ch. 3)
(Author)
(Author n.p.)
(Author para. 3)
Which of the following best shows how to cite a YouTube video from 5 minutes and 7 seconds in?
(Video Creator 5:07)
(Video Creator, time 5:07)
(Video Creator 00:05:07)
(Video Creator min. 5)
You mention a theory from a report published by the CDC. Which is the correct in-text citation?
(CDC)
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
(C.D.C.)
('CDC Report')
