English 102 - Critical Thinking/Lit » Spring 2021 » MLA Citation and Works Cited Quiz

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Question #1
Marlowe attacked Haney for “offenses against the people…undermining any confidence in civic order” (“Libel Cases” 61). The above passage tells us that:
A.   The quote appears exactly as it does in the original
B.   A sentence has been edited out
C.     
D.   More words of the original quote have been edited out
Question #2
The citation in Q1 suggests that:
A.   Marlowe wrote more than one item in Works Cited
B.   Haney is the author of a book called Libel Cases
C.   We do not know who wrote the article called “Libel Cases”
Question #3
It is not until the end of the story that Emily’s “shocking disappearance in the town” is obvious. If this quote is from a short story by William Faulkner, and this sentence appears in a student’s paper, the citation should read:
A.   No citation is needed
B.   (Faulkner 3)
C.   (Faulkner)
Question #4
In Q3, why would the author’s last name be necessary in the citation?
A.   If it is ambiguous about who the quote is credited to
B.   The last name should always appear in the citation no matter what
C.   Last name is unnecessary
Question #5
By the end of the war, “immigration to the North had nearly doubled” (Brown, Elaine 31). This citation:
A.   Must be wrong
B.   Tells us that Works Cited lists more than one author named “Brown”
C.   Should simply be (Brown 31)
Question #6
Which is the correct Works Cited listing for ONE selection from an anthology?
A.   Woolf, Virginia. “Shakespeare’s Sister.” Reading the World: Ideas that Matter, edited by Michael Austin. Norton, 2016, pp. 46-52.
B.   Austin, Michael. Reading the World: Ideas that Matter. Norton, 2016.
C.   Woolf, Virginia. “Shakespeare’s Sister.” Norton.
Question #7
Your Works Cited page should be ordered in the following way
A.   Randomly
B.   Alphabetized
C.   In the order of author importance in your essay
Question #8
On the first page of the novel, the reader learns that Marcel is “sleekly dishonest” (Reeves). The above quote and citation is:
A.   Incorrect because it doesn’t give the title of the novel
B.   Incorrect because it doesn’t give a page number in parentheses
C.   Correct
Question #9
You are quoting from page 182 of Imitation of Life by Fannie Hurst. You write: Fannie Hurst creates the willful child Peola, whose tantrums “sent her into a pallor that was whiter than chalk.” Your citation should read:
A.   (Hurst, Fannie 182)
B.   (182)
C.   (Hurst 182)
Question #10
Neergaard and Agiesta argue that “[a] new poll finds people are split on how much the government should do to force healthier eating.” The above quote’s bracket indicates:
A.   You changed the original word
B.   You made the “a” lower case
C.   You are inserting a new word

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