MLA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
MLA stands for Modern Language Association and it is their job to set best standards
and practices for grammar and research. - Answers :true
If the author's last name is mentioned in the text, then it does not need to be included in
parentheses. - Answers :true
Each source listed in the Works Cited list must be cited in the text. - Answers :true
Paraphrases do NOT need to be cited in in-text citation. - Answers :false
MLA 8 style requires the use of parenthetical citations within the paper to give credit to
the original source material. - Answers :true
If a source is listed on the Works Cited page, it should be used and cited with in the
paper at least once. - Answers :true
The Works Cited section of the paper should have its own dedicated page with nothing
else found on that page. - Answers :true
Entries on the Works Cited page are listed alphabetically by the author's last name (or,
for entire edited collections, editor names). Author names are written last name first;
middle names or middle initials follow the first name. - Answers :true
The entire paper should be auto-centered. - Answers :false
The title of books and magazines should be italicized. - Answers :true
An MLA Works Cited Page is alphabetized based on the title of the source. - Answers
:false
One should end their sentence with a period before using a regular in-text
(parenthetical) citation. - Answers :false
The Wikipedia, The Babylon Bee, and The Onion are reliable sources. - Answers :false
On the Works Cited page, indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5
inches to create a hanging indent. - Answers :true
The page number of an MLA paper can be found in the upper right hand corner. -
Answers :true
ISBN is a number used to catalog books in a library and stands for International
Standard Book Number. - Answers :true
, Et al is a latin phrase that means "and others" and is used to indicate three or more
authors. - Answers :true
Vetted means that a source has been approved, fact checked, and originates from a
reputable source. - Answers :true
Interviews should never be used in a research paper as they are not reliable. - Answers
:false
Brackets show the addition of information to a quote to add context. - Answers :true
An ellipsis (...) is used to indicate the removel of information. - Answers :true
A long quote is 5 or more lines in length. - Answers :true
A short quote is considered to be four lines or less. - Answers :true
A long quote is indicated by a half inch indentation. - Answers :true
A thesis statement clearly identifies the topic being discussed, includes the points
discussed in the paper, and is written for a specific audience. - Answers :true
What does an MLA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted
directly and the author's name is not mentioned in the text? *
a. Author and publication year: (Doe, 2007).
b. Author, publication year, and page number preceded by p. : (Doe, 2007, p. 25).
c. Author and page number seperated by a comma: (Doe, 25).
d. Author and page number without intervening punctuation: (Doe 25). - Answers :d.
Author and page number without interveing punctuation: (Doe 25).
In MLA style, block (long) quotations should be *
a. enclosed in quotation marks and single-spaced
b. indented one inch (all lines) and written without enclosing quotation marks
c. double-spaced, indented half an inch, and have no quotation marks
d. indented one inch (all lines) and single-spaced - Answers :c. double-spaced, indented
half an inch, and have no quotation marks
Indirect sources are cited by
a. Indirect parenthetical citation consisting of brackets and colons.
b. using qtd. in in parentheses followed by the author who used the quote, and the page
number: (qtd. in Doe 25)
c. enclosing them in single quotation marks
d. Nothing. They do not need to be cited. - Answers :b. using qtd. in in parentheses
followed by the author who used the quote, and the page number: (qtd. in Doe 25)
MLA stands for Modern Language Association and it is their job to set best standards
and practices for grammar and research. - Answers :true
If the author's last name is mentioned in the text, then it does not need to be included in
parentheses. - Answers :true
Each source listed in the Works Cited list must be cited in the text. - Answers :true
Paraphrases do NOT need to be cited in in-text citation. - Answers :false
MLA 8 style requires the use of parenthetical citations within the paper to give credit to
the original source material. - Answers :true
If a source is listed on the Works Cited page, it should be used and cited with in the
paper at least once. - Answers :true
The Works Cited section of the paper should have its own dedicated page with nothing
else found on that page. - Answers :true
Entries on the Works Cited page are listed alphabetically by the author's last name (or,
for entire edited collections, editor names). Author names are written last name first;
middle names or middle initials follow the first name. - Answers :true
The entire paper should be auto-centered. - Answers :false
The title of books and magazines should be italicized. - Answers :true
An MLA Works Cited Page is alphabetized based on the title of the source. - Answers
:false
One should end their sentence with a period before using a regular in-text
(parenthetical) citation. - Answers :false
The Wikipedia, The Babylon Bee, and The Onion are reliable sources. - Answers :false
On the Works Cited page, indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5
inches to create a hanging indent. - Answers :true
The page number of an MLA paper can be found in the upper right hand corner. -
Answers :true
ISBN is a number used to catalog books in a library and stands for International
Standard Book Number. - Answers :true
, Et al is a latin phrase that means "and others" and is used to indicate three or more
authors. - Answers :true
Vetted means that a source has been approved, fact checked, and originates from a
reputable source. - Answers :true
Interviews should never be used in a research paper as they are not reliable. - Answers
:false
Brackets show the addition of information to a quote to add context. - Answers :true
An ellipsis (...) is used to indicate the removel of information. - Answers :true
A long quote is 5 or more lines in length. - Answers :true
A short quote is considered to be four lines or less. - Answers :true
A long quote is indicated by a half inch indentation. - Answers :true
A thesis statement clearly identifies the topic being discussed, includes the points
discussed in the paper, and is written for a specific audience. - Answers :true
What does an MLA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted
directly and the author's name is not mentioned in the text? *
a. Author and publication year: (Doe, 2007).
b. Author, publication year, and page number preceded by p. : (Doe, 2007, p. 25).
c. Author and page number seperated by a comma: (Doe, 25).
d. Author and page number without intervening punctuation: (Doe 25). - Answers :d.
Author and page number without interveing punctuation: (Doe 25).
In MLA style, block (long) quotations should be *
a. enclosed in quotation marks and single-spaced
b. indented one inch (all lines) and written without enclosing quotation marks
c. double-spaced, indented half an inch, and have no quotation marks
d. indented one inch (all lines) and single-spaced - Answers :c. double-spaced, indented
half an inch, and have no quotation marks
Indirect sources are cited by
a. Indirect parenthetical citation consisting of brackets and colons.
b. using qtd. in in parentheses followed by the author who used the quote, and the page
number: (qtd. in Doe 25)
c. enclosing them in single quotation marks
d. Nothing. They do not need to be cited. - Answers :b. using qtd. in in parentheses
followed by the author who used the quote, and the page number: (qtd. in Doe 25)
