English 104 - Argumentation and Critical Thinking » Fall 2022 » 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.   More words of the original quote have been edited out
C.   A sentence has been edited out
Question #2
Marlowe attacked Haney for “offenses against the people…undermining any confidence in civic order” (“Libel Cases” 61). The above passage suggests that:
A.   Marlowe wrote more than one item in Works Cited
B.   We do not know who wrote the article called “Libel Cases”
C.   Haney is the author of a book 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)
C.   (Faulkner 3)
Question #4
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, 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
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. Suppose this is the first time that this author is being quoted in the essay, what is the correct way of introducing the author and his work?
A.   In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” it is not until the end of the story that Emily’s “shocking disappearance in the town” is obvious.
B.   In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” it is not until the end of the story that Emily’s “shocking disappearance in the town” is obvious (Faulkner 3).
C.   In William Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily,” it is not until the end of the story that Emily’s “shocking disappearance in the town” is obvious (3)
Question #6
By the end of the war, “immigration to the North had nearly doubled” (Brown, Elaine 31). This citation:
A.   Must be wrong
B.   Should simply be (Brown 31)
C.   Tells us that Works Cited lists more than one author named “Brown”
Question #7
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.   Woolf, Virginia. “Shakespeare’s Sister.” Norton.
C.   Austin, Michael. Reading the World: Ideas that Matter. Norton, 2016.
Question #8
Your Works Cited page should be ordered in the following way
A.   Alphabetized
B.   In the order of author importance in your essay
C.   Randomly
Question #9
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 a page number in parentheses
B.   Correct
C.   Incorrect because it doesn’t give the title of the novel
Question #10
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.   (182)
B.   (Hurst 182)
C.   (Hurst, Fannie 182)

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