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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?
(Smith 5).
(Smith p. 5).
.(Smith 5)
(Smith, 5).
- 2. Multiple Choice
True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
A MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:
just after the information being cited
just before the information being cited
at the bottom of the page
on the last page of the paper
- 5. Multiple Choice
Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:
"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately," (Smith 10).
"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith p. 10).
"Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith 10)
(Smith 10) "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately."
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the spacing of your text?
Single
1.25"
Double
1.50"
- 7. Multiple Choice
Margins should be set at __________ for left, right, top, and bottom.
1.25"
1"
1.5"
2"
- 8. Multiple Choice
What should the header in the top right include? SELECT TWO OPTIONS.
Your first name
Your last name
Page number
Date
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy should students use MLA Format?To avoid plagiarismBecause teachers say they shouldTo make a paper harderStudents shouldn't use it
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the correct parenthetical citation for this source:
Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture. Toronto:
Random House, 1998.Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen 7).Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (7).Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (The Argument Culture 7).Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, p. 7). - 11. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat information do you include if there is no known author of a source?Publication dateTitle of the sourcePublisher nameYou do not need to cite this source
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct parenthetical citation to use in the paper if the citation is:
"Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior
High, 6 September 2016. Web. 5 January 2017.("Humanities Rocks").(Humanities Rocks).("Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior High, 6 September 2016. Web. 2017).(No author). - 14. Multiple ChoiceThe placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important. Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
- 15. Multiple Choice
One should introduce a quote with a transition.
True
Falso
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow is the Works Cited page arranged?Alphabetically, by title of the workAlphabetically, by the author's first nameAlphabetically, by the author's last nameBy publication year
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page
"In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com
Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com
New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com
- 18. Multiple ChoiceEach paragraph is _____ at the beginning.right alignedcenteredindentedsingle spaced
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIf I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical citation.TrueFalse
- 20. Multiple ChoiceIf I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.TrueFalse
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