MLA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

MLA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Where do you find a parenthetical citation:
A) in the heading
B) in the outline
C) in the body of the essay
D) in the Works Cited - Answers :C) in the body

T/F: The Works Cited starts on a new page - Answers :True

Where in a paper does the Works Cited go? - Answers :at the end, starting on it's own
new page

How do you title the Works Cited page - Answers :with the words Works Cited centered
at the top

In what order do you list the sources in your Works Cited? - Answers :alphabetical order

Which parenthetical citation is correct for a source by Bob Smith:
A. (Smith, 32)
B. (Bob, 32)
C. ("Bob Smith" 32)
D. (Smith 32) - Answers :D. (Smith 32)

Which parenthetical citation is correct for a source without an author titled Green Eggs:
A. (Green Eggs 4)
B. (Green Eggs, 4)
C. ("Green Eggs" 4)
D. ("Green Eggs," 4) - Answers :C. ("Green Eggs" 4)

Which parenthetical citation is correct for a source titled Red Fish written by Joe Brown
and Sally Johnson:
A. (Brown, et al. 5)
B. (Brown and Johnson 5)
C. (Brown, Johnson 5)
D. (J. Brown and S. Johnson 5) - Answers :B. (Brown and Johnson 5)

Which parenthetical citation is correct for a source titled Blue Fish written by Bob
Hogan, Charlie Klink, Larry Lebow, and Sam Schultz:
A. (Hogan, Klink, Lebow, Schultz 14)
B. (Hogan, Klink, Lebow, and Schultz 14)
C. (Hogan et al. 14)
D. (Hogan and others 14) - Answers :C. (Hogan et al. 14)