MLA format citation

Question 1

What should the title of your list of sources be?

Accepted Answer

Works Cited

Question 2

When a source has two authors, how are their names presented in the works-cited entry?

Accepted Answer

First Author Last Name, First Name, and Second Author First Name Last Name.

Question 3

When citing an author in a signal phrase, where should the page number(s) be placed in an MLA in-text citation?

Accepted Answer

At the end of the sentence in parentheses

Question 4

In order to cite properly and not get in trouble for plagiarism, what do you need?

Accepted Answer

works cited page and in-text citations

Question 5

If you are citing an entire work, do you need to include page numbers in your in-text documentation?

Accepted Answer

Yes, always.

Question 6

When citing multiple sources by the same author in your in-text documentation, how can you differentiate between them?

Accepted Answer

By listing the full publication information for each in the parenthesis.

Question 7

Which of the following correctly shows how to cite a source with three or more authors in MLA format?

Accepted Answer

(Smith et al. 102)

Question 8

According to MLA, the Works Cited page should be...

Accepted Answer

on a separate page even if there is room on the last page of the report.

Question 9

What punctuation mark follows the Title of Source if it is an article essay or poem within a larger work (book/journal)?

Accepted Answer

Quotation marks (closing)

Question 10

If you don’t mention the author in a phrase for the text citation what information should be in the parentheses

Accepted Answer

The author's last name and the page number(s)

Question 11

If a works-cited entry has three or more authors, how should the author element be presented?

Accepted Answer

List the first author "Last Name, First Name" followed by "et al."

Question 12

What does MLA stand for?

Accepted Answer

Modern Language Association

Question 13

When citing a book or novel on your Works Cited page, the title of the book should be...

Accepted Answer

in italics with the first letter of each word capitalized.

Question 14

What punctuation mark separates the "Version" element from the "Number" element in a works-cited entry?

Accepted Answer

a comma

Question 15

When referencing a book, what follows the name of the author on the Works Cited page?

Accepted Answer

The title of the book.

Question 16

When listing an online article on your Works Cited page, what should be listed LAST?

Accepted Answer

The date that accessed the website.

Question 17

According to MLA style, how should suffixes like "Jr." or "III" be handled when citing an author?

Accepted Answer

They should be included in the Works Cited but not in the text

Question 18

Which of the following correctly shows how to cite a source with two authors in MLA format?

Accepted Answer

(Smith and Johnson 45)

Question 19

What is the appropriate format for the entries on the works cited page?

Accepted Answer

Alphabetical order

Question 20

When including a URL in an MLA works-cited entry for a website, which of the following is generally recommended?

Accepted Answer

Include the full, unabbreviated URL.

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