

MLA format and citations
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Laura Laudeman
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MLA format and citations
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Multiple Choice
MLA stands for:
Midcentury Linguistics Archive
Modern Language Association
Modern Linguistic Association
Modern Language of Academia
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Labelling
Label the parts that are included in an MLA-style heading:
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Dropdown
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Multiple Choice
Which date is formatted correctly?
September 21, 2018
21st of September, 2018
21 September 2018
21 September, 2018
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Multiple Choice
Standard typeface, text size, and spacing for MLA is:
Times New Roman, size 10, double-spaced
Times New Roman, size 12, double-spaced
Times New Roman, size 12, single-spaced
Arial, size 14, single-spaced
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Multiple Choice
A list of references in MLA format should be titled as:
References cited
Citations
Work Sited
Works Cited
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Multiple Choice
On a Works Cited page, citations should be listed:
In alphabetical order by author's last name, or title of the work if no author is given
Chronological order by publication date
The order in which they appear in the paper
From shortest to longest by number of characters
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is true?
Website titles should be both underlined and italicized when typed
Website titles can be either underlined or italicized when typed
Website titles should be placed in quotes when handwritten and italicized when typed
Website titles should be underlined when handwritten and italicized when typed
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Dropdown
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Multiple Choice
True or false: Quotation marks are not required if the original text has been paraphrased, as long as there is still an in-text citation.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following parenthetical citations is formatted correctly?
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” (Emerson 148)
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” (Emerson, 148)
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson 148).
“Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson p. 148).
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Multiple Choice
True or false: Quotations should always be introduced (integrated into your writing), not simply dropped into your paragraphs as sentences with quotation marks around them.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Which of the scenarios below is considered plagiarism?
Copying an entire essay from the internet
Using a friend’s essay with their permission
Forgetting to include quotation marks around a direct quote
All of these
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Multiple Choice
Which parenthetical corresponds to this citation?
(Foster)
(1989)
(Cambridge University)
(Hirsch)
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Multiple Choice
Which parenthetical corresponds to this citation?
("A Life")
(Playbill)
(Rothstein)
(Web 2016)
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Multiple Choice
Which parenthetical corresponds to this citation?
("Harold")
(Academy)
(Web 2016)
(Museum of Living History)
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