MLA Review Quiz with correct
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What does MLA refer to or mean - correct answer ✔✔ The Modern Language Association style
manual for example, its widely used in the humanities (literature, philosophy, history) and is the
most popular manual in high school and college writing courses
What is a Bibliography - correct answer ✔✔ a list of sources on a specific topic
What is a "Works Cited" page - correct answer ✔✔ A list of sources that were "cited" or used in
a paper. Typically the "Works Cited" comes at the end of a paper.
Parenthetical citation - correct answer ✔✔ MLA in-text citation typically consisting of the source
author's name and a page number or in the case of no author, a key word from the title;
EXAMPLE: (Smith 19).
Descriptive Citation - correct answer ✔✔ This is a citation method that says in the text leading
up to the quotation what source the quotation is from and where in the source it is from. These
should be used only when there is a good reason to draw attention to these details. EXAMPLE:
In the third line of Dante's epic he says he was "in a dark wood."
Hybrid Citation - correct answer ✔✔ This kind of citation mixes the parenthetical citation and
the descriptive citation.
Embedded Quotation - correct answer ✔✔ A short quotation, often consisting of less than a
sentence, that is integrated into the the writer's own words so that it forms part of the writer's
own sentence. It is still enclosed in quotation marks
, In MLA format, what are the margins set to for all pages? - correct answer ✔✔ 1 inch
What type of spacing is used on all pages in MLA format? - correct answer ✔✔ Double Spacing
How do you align all text on your Title Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Center Align
When set to Double Spacing, how many times should you press the 'Enter' key before typing the
first set of information on your Title Page? - correct answer ✔✔ 8 Enters
What is the first line of text on the first page of a paper? - correct answer ✔✔ Your (the
student's) name
What is contained in the Header on your 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Last Name Page
Number
This is optional however, as long as it occurs on all subsequent pages the heading does not have
to occur on the first page.
Where is the Heading located on your 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Upper Left Corner
What is the second line of text in your Heading on the 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Teacher's
Name
What is the third line of text in your Heading on the 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Class Name
What is the fourth line of text in your Heading on the 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Date
The Date on your 1st Page should be in what format? - correct answer ✔✔ Military Format (Day
Month Year --- NO PUNCTUATION)
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What does MLA refer to or mean - correct answer ✔✔ The Modern Language Association style
manual for example, its widely used in the humanities (literature, philosophy, history) and is the
most popular manual in high school and college writing courses
What is a Bibliography - correct answer ✔✔ a list of sources on a specific topic
What is a "Works Cited" page - correct answer ✔✔ A list of sources that were "cited" or used in
a paper. Typically the "Works Cited" comes at the end of a paper.
Parenthetical citation - correct answer ✔✔ MLA in-text citation typically consisting of the source
author's name and a page number or in the case of no author, a key word from the title;
EXAMPLE: (Smith 19).
Descriptive Citation - correct answer ✔✔ This is a citation method that says in the text leading
up to the quotation what source the quotation is from and where in the source it is from. These
should be used only when there is a good reason to draw attention to these details. EXAMPLE:
In the third line of Dante's epic he says he was "in a dark wood."
Hybrid Citation - correct answer ✔✔ This kind of citation mixes the parenthetical citation and
the descriptive citation.
Embedded Quotation - correct answer ✔✔ A short quotation, often consisting of less than a
sentence, that is integrated into the the writer's own words so that it forms part of the writer's
own sentence. It is still enclosed in quotation marks
, In MLA format, what are the margins set to for all pages? - correct answer ✔✔ 1 inch
What type of spacing is used on all pages in MLA format? - correct answer ✔✔ Double Spacing
How do you align all text on your Title Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Center Align
When set to Double Spacing, how many times should you press the 'Enter' key before typing the
first set of information on your Title Page? - correct answer ✔✔ 8 Enters
What is the first line of text on the first page of a paper? - correct answer ✔✔ Your (the
student's) name
What is contained in the Header on your 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Last Name Page
Number
This is optional however, as long as it occurs on all subsequent pages the heading does not have
to occur on the first page.
Where is the Heading located on your 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Upper Left Corner
What is the second line of text in your Heading on the 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Teacher's
Name
What is the third line of text in your Heading on the 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Class Name
What is the fourth line of text in your Heading on the 1st Page? - correct answer ✔✔ Date
The Date on your 1st Page should be in what format? - correct answer ✔✔ Military Format (Day
Month Year --- NO PUNCTUATION)
