English 102 - College Reading and Composition 2 » Spring 2022 » Quiz on MLA Works Cited Page

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Question #1
What items are italicized in MLA citations?
A.   Titles of Books, Journals & Data Bases
B.   Titles of Books, Articles & Journals
C.   Titles of Books, Films & Articles
D.   Titles of Books, Articles & Data Bases
Question #2
When citing sources, the first word within the in-text (parenthetical) citation should always match with the first word in the list of sources on the Works Cited page.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
Titles of sources are never both italicized & quoted.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #4
How are sources organized in the Works Cited page?
A.   Usually by alphabetizing by the author's last name
B.   By numbering each sourch with Roman numerals
C.   Usually, by catagorized types of sources.
D.   By the year each source was published.
Question #5
What does DOI stand for?
A.   Driving Over Influence
B.   Dire Op Investigation
C.   Digital Object Identifier
D.   Data Object Identifier
Question #6
Which answer states the correct format for MLA Works Cited Citations?
A.   Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date.
B.   Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Date of Access (if applicable).
C.   Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).
D.   Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Author. Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).
Question #7
What are the three hyphens used for in the citations below? Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto: Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American Economic Review, vol. 96, no. 2, 2006, pp. 31-34. ---. "Global Warming Economics." Science, vol. 294, no. 5545, 9 Nov. 2001, pp. 1283-84, DOI: 10.1126/science.1065007.
A.   The second source is not mentioned in the student's paper.
B.   Both sources are written by the same author.
C.   The second source's author is unknown.
D.   They belong together.
Question #8
Choose the best answer for the following source. Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.
A.   Nothing is missing! Perfect.
B.   The title of the database is missing.
C.   The date of access is missing.
D.   The doi is missing.
Question #9
Which is not a basic rule of setting up a Works Cited page in MLA format?
A.   Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.
B.   List page numbers of sources efficiently, when needed. If you refer to a journal article that appeared on pages 225 through 250, list the page numbers on your Works Cited page as 225-250.
C.   Double space all citations and skip spaces between entries.
D.     
E.   Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.

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