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

  1. What does MLA stand for?
  2. Modern Linguistic Association
  3. Modern Language Association
  4. Main Language Arts
  5. What is a Works Cited?
  6. Parenthetical information within a paper indicating where you got your information
  7. A numbered list of the resources you used for a project
  8. An alphabetized list of the resources you used for a project
  9. If you use someone else’s words or ideas without crediting them, what are you guilty of?
  10. Plagiarism
  11. Censorship
  12. Slander
  13. Where does a Works Cited appear in a written project?
  14. It begins on the last page of the text of your paper and continues
  15. At the beginning of your paper
  16. On a separate page at the end of your project
  17. What is the preferred font and size for paper and a Works Cited?
  18. Calibri, 11
  19. Verdana, 10
  20. Times New Roman, 12
  21. What are the preferred margins fora Works Consulted or a Works Cited?
  22. Top, bottom = 1 inch; Left, right = 1.25 inches
  23. Top, bottom = .5 inch; Left, right = 1 inch
  24. Top, bottom = 1 inch; Left, right = 1 inch
  25. How is a Works Cited spaced?
  26. Single-spaced
  27. One and a half spaced
  28. Double-spaced
  29. Where does the first line of a Works Cited citation begin?
  30. Indented .5 inch
  31. Indented 1 inch
  32. At left margin, no indentation
  33. How should subsequent lines of a citation be formatted?
  34. Indented .5 inch
  35. Indented 1 inch
  36. At left margin
  37. How does one set up a hanging indent for a Works Cited?
  38. On ruler, drag top triangle one inch to right
  39. On ruler, drag bottom triangle one inch to right
  40. On ruler, drag bottom triangle .5 inch to right

  1. How is a Works Cited arranged?
  2. It is numbered
  3. Alphabetically by first word of citation
  4. In the order you located the resources
  5. Is a Works Cited ever numbered?
  6. Yes
  7. No
  8. What words are ignored when you are arranging a Works Cited?
  9. In, At, On
  10. Of, To, By
  11. A, An, The
  12. How are authors names listed in a Works Cited?
  13. First name Last name
  14. Last name, First name
  15. Middle initial, Last name, First name
  16. What is the pattern if a source has two authors?
  17. First name Last name and First name Last name
  18. Last name, First name and First name Last name
  19. What can you put if your citation has more than three authors?
  20. et al.
  21. etc.
  22. ibid.
  23. How are the titles of books, magazines, newspapers, films, and television programs written in a Works Cited?
  24. In quotation marks
  25. Underlined
  26. Italicized
  27. In a citation title, what words should be capitalized?
  28. Only the first word
  29. All important words
  30. All words
  31. What do you do if the words of a title were not capitalized in an original citation?
  32. Capitalize all important words, even if they weren’t capitalized in the original citation
  33. Leave the original title as you found it
  34. Capitalize all words
  35. How are titles of articles, essay, stories, Web pages, and television episodes written?
  36. In quotation marks
  37. Underlined
  38. Italicized
  39. Does a period go before or after a closing quotation mark of a title?
  40. Before
  41. After

  1. For a magazine or news article, what punctuation does the page number follow?
  2. Semi-colon (;)
  3. Colon (:)
  4. Period (.)
  5. What do you use if no page number for an article is provided?
  6. n. p.
  7. n. pag.
  8. no page
  9. In a book where should you firstlook for the place of publication, publisher, and date of publication?
  10. Cover of book
  11. Title page of book
  12. Back of title page of book
  13. 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?
  14. Cover of book
  15. Title page of book
  16. Back of title page of book
  17. When citing publication information for a book, what do you use for the place of publication?
  18. City
  19. State
  20. Country
  21. When citing publication information for a book, must you include the state along with the city?
  22. Yes, city and state
  23. No, city only
  24. What do you use if there is more than one city listed on the title page of a book?
  25. The first American city
  26. The first two American cities
  27. The city with the largest population
  28. Which months are not abbreviated in MLA format?
  29. March, April, May
  30. April, May, June
  31. May, June, July
  32. Which month has a 4-letter abbreviation in MLA format?
  33. Janu.
  34. Sept.
  35. Nove.
  36. What is the correct way to cite April 15, 2010?
  37. April 15, 2010
  38. 15, April 2010
  39. 15 Apr. 2010
  40. What is the “Medium of Publication” in MLA citations?
  41. The format of the source
  42. The size of the source
  43. The age of the source

  1. What “Medium of Publication” is used for books?
  2. Book
  3. Print
  4. Published
  5. What “Medium of Publication” is used for Internet sources?
  6. Internet
  7. Online
  8. Web
  9. Is it necessary to include the URL of an Internet source?
  10. Yes
  11. No

1