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The document contains multiple choice questions regarding the MLA format and citation rules, covering topics such as the meaning of MLA, the structure of a Works Cited page, and citation formatting. It includes questions on font preferences, margin settings, and how to handle titles and authors in citations. The questions aim to test knowledge of proper MLA guidelines for academic writing.

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MLA-Multiple-Choice-Questions

The document contains multiple choice questions regarding the MLA format and citation rules, covering topics such as the meaning of MLA, the structure of a Works Cited page, and citation formatting. It includes questions on font preferences, margin settings, and how to handle titles and authors in citations. The questions aim to test knowledge of proper MLA guidelines for academic writing.

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Multiple Choice Questions on MLA “Rules” (pages 6-9 in CHS Format & Documentation Guidelines):

1. What does MLA stand for?


a. Modern Linguistic Association
b. Modern Language Association
c. Main Language Arts
2. What is a Works Cited?
a. Parenthetical information within a paper indicating where you got your information
b. A numbered list of the resources you used for a project
c. An alphabetized list of the resources you used for a project
3. If you use someone else’s words or ideas without crediting them, what are you guilty of?
a. Plagiarism
b. Censorship
c. Slander
4. Where does a Works Cited appear in a written project?
a. It begins on the last page of the text of your paper and continues
b. At the beginning of your paper
c. On a separate page at the end of your project
5. What is the preferred font and size for paper and a Works Cited?
a. Calibri, 11
b. Verdana, 10
c. Times New Roman, 12
6. What are the preferred margins for a Works Consulted or a Works Cited?
a. Top, bottom = 1 inch; Left, right = 1.25 inches
b. Top, bottom = .5 inch; Left, right = 1 inch
c. Top, bottom = 1 inch; Left, right = 1 inch
7. How is a Works Cited spaced?
a. Single-spaced
b. One and a half spaced
c. Double-spaced
8. Where does the first line of a Works Cited citation begin?
a. Indented .5 inch
b. Indented 1 inch
c. At left margin, no indentation
9. How should subsequent lines of a citation be formatted?
a. Indented .5 inch
b. Indented 1 inch
c. At left margin
10. How does one set up a hanging indent for a Works Cited?
a. On ruler, drag top triangle one inch to right
b. On ruler, drag bottom triangle one inch to right
c. On ruler, drag bottom triangle .5 inch to right
11. How is a Works Cited arranged?
a. It is numbered
b. Alphabetically by first word of citation
c. In the order you located the resources
12. Is a Works Cited ever numbered?
a. Yes
b. No
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Multiple Choice Questions on MLA “Rules” (pages 6-9 in CHS Format & Documentation Guidelines):

25. What words are ignored when you are arranging a Works Cited?
a. In, At, On
b. Of, To, By
c. A, An, The
26. How are authors names listed in a Works Cited?
d. First name Last name
e. Last name, First name
f. Middle initial, Last name, First name
19. What is the pattern if a source has two authors?
a. First name Last name and First name Last name
b. Last name, First name and First name Last name
20. What can you put if your citation has more than three authors?
a. et al.
b. etc.
c. ibid.
21. How are the titles of books, magazines, newspapers, films, and television programs written in a Works Cited?
a. In quotation marks
b. Underlined
c. Italicized
22. In a citation title, what words should be capitalized?
a. Only the first word
b. All important words
c. All words
23. What do you do if the words of a title were not capitalized in an original citation?
a. Capitalize all important words, even if they weren’t capitalized in the original citation
b. Leave the original title as you found it
c. Capitalize all words
24. How are titles of articles, essay, stories, Web pages, and television episodes written?
a. In quotation marks
b. Underlined
c. Italicized
25. Does a period go before or after a closing quotation mark of a title?
a. Before
b. After
26. For a magazine or news article, what punctuation does the page number follow?
a. Semi-colon (;)
b. Colon (:)
c. Period (.)
27. What do you use if no page number for an article is provided?
a. n. p.
b. n. pag.
c. no page
28. In a book where should you first look for the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication?
a. Cover of book
b. Title page of book
c. Back of title page of book
29. If the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication are not found in the first place you look, where is the second place
to look in a book?
a. Cover of book
b. Title page of book
c. Back of title page of book
30. When citing publication information for a book, what do you use for the place of publication?
a. City
b. State
c. Country
31. When citing publication information for a book, must you include the state along with the city?
a. Yes, city and state
b. No, city only
32. What do you use if there is more than one city listed on the title page of a book?
a. The first American city
b. The first two American cities
c. The city with the largest population
33. Which months are not abbreviated in MLA format?
a. March, April, May
b. April, May, June

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c. May, June, July


34. Which month has a 4-letter abbreviation in MLA format?
a. Janu.
b. Sept.
c. Nove.
35. What is the correct way to cite April 15, 2010?
a. April 15, 2010
b. 15, April 2010
c. 15 Apr. 2010
36. What is the “Medium of Publication” in MLA citations?
a. The format of the source
b. The size of the source
c. The age of the source
37. What “Medium of Publication” is used for books?
a. Book
b. Print
c. Published
38. What “Medium of Publication” is used for Internet sources?
a. Internet
b. Online
c. Web
39. Is it necessary to include the URL of an Internet source?
a. Yes
b. No

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