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Peterman, Jay S. “Eat This Now!” US News and World Report 28 Mar. 2005: 56-58.
Article in a magazine
Book
Article in an online database
Website
2
T/F When you use quotations in the text, you place the citation before the last quotation mark.
True
False
3
should not use the authors’ last names in the citation if the authors’ names appear in the text
False
True
4
Colbert, Stephen. Home page. 1 Nov. 2006. <http://colbertnation.com>.
Article
News
Article in an online database
Website
5
When documenting one author in reference in a text, which is correct?
A. Frye has argued this point before (Frye 197)
d. This point has been argued before (Frye, 197).
c. This point has been argued before. (Frye 197)
b. This point has been argued before. (Glenn Frye, 197)
6
T/F Author’s names are listed alphabetically in reverse order on the Works Cited page.
True
False
7
You should underline the title of a text, but not the period at the end in the Works Cited page
False
True
8
Alphabetize your Works Cited page including “A”, “An”, or “The” as the first word of a title.
True
False
9
What is MLA?
A method of citing
A method of torturing
A method used for all writing
An English Writing method
10
The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003.
Website
Newspaper
Book
Article in a magazine
11
Van Delay, Art. Seinfeld: The Show About Nothing. New York: Penguin Books, 1997.
Article in a magazine
Journal article within an online database
Website
Book
12
T/F MLA prefers Times New Roman font
False
True
13
Give only the first city listed for the place of publication and do not list state names
False
True
14
T/F You should capitalize every word in a title.
False
True
15
Which of the following is false of a work cited page?
Page is not nubered
Starts new page
"work(s) Cited" is centered
Placed after the body of the paper
16
Venetian Blinds: Contemporary Study of Compulsive Lying. New York: Pendant Publishing, 1994.
Article
Book
Website
Newspaper
17
T/F Quotation marks should be placed around titles of shorter works
False
True
18
Crane, Niles F. “Anarchy at Sea.” Atlantic Monthly Sept. 2003: 50-80.
Article
Website
Book
Newspaper
19
Which is the correct way to cite a website?
Both
From the MLA website, it was founded in 1883 (mla.org).
MLA was founded in 1883 (mla.org).
20
Which of the following franchises is the greatest in professional basketball?
Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls
Golden State
Los Angeles Lakers
21
How many championships do the Lakers have?
24
infinity
16
34
22
What does the "L" in MLA stand for?
Learning
Language
Latin
Lakers
23
How many championships do the warriors have?
4
no championships, but a lot of mouthpieces
1/2 (the other team wasn't healthy)
1
24
T/F You only use block quotes when quoting more than 4 lines (not sentences) of text.
True
False
25
Which number is bigger 4 or 16
4
16
26
American Association for Artificial Intelligence. 17 Mar. 2001 .<http://www.aaai.org>.
Website
Book
Online Newspaper
Article
27
Which of the following is false of a Works Cited Page?
Include all quoted, paraphrased, or summarized sources
Do not need to include sources where titles are used in text
Starts new page numbered sequentially
Start each entry on new line, regular left margin
28
What does the "A" stand for in MLA?
Association
America
Additional
And1
29
Creation of the Media: Political Origins of the Media. Los Angeles: Houghton-Mifflin, 1922.
Newspaper
Article
Website
Book
30
Which of the following is not true of a Works Cited page?
Indent the second and all subsequent lines five spaces
Double-space all lines
Do not include web sites because they do not count as source
Alphabetize by the author's last name
31
T/F You only use “et al” when you are citing a text with more than three authors.
True
False
32
When documenting one author by name in a text, which is correct?
d. Frye has argued this point before (197).
a. Frye has argued this point before (Frye 197).
c. Frye has argued this point before. (Frye, 197).
b. Frye has argued this point before. (197).
33
For authors of the same text list all authors in reverse order, separated by commas, and period
False
True
34
Which of the following is true about block quotes:
Only used when author is mentioned in the text
The entire block
All of the above
Page number at end is outside the period
35
What does the "M" in MLA stand for?
Minimal
Manly
Modern
Most
