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, Films & Articles
B.   Titles of Books, Articles & Data Bases
C.   Titles of Books, Journals & Data Bases
D.   Titles of Books, Articles & Journals
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.   False
B.   True
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 catagorized types of sources.
B.   By the year each source was published.
C.   By numbering each sourch with Roman numerals
D.   Usually by alphabetizing by the author's last name
Question #5
What does DOI stand for?
A.   Driving Over Influence
B.   Data Object Identifier
C.   Digital Object Identifier
D.   Dire Op Investigation
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, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).
B.   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).
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.
D.   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).
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.   They belong together.
B.   The second source is not mentioned in the student's paper.
C.   The second source's author is unknown.
D.   Both sources are written by the same author.
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.   The doi is missing.
B.   The date of access is missing.
C.   Nothing is missing! Perfect.
D.   The title of the database is missing.
Question #9
Which is not a basic rule of setting up a Works Cited page in MLA format?
A.   Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.
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.   Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.

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