MLA (Modern Language Association) Formatting Test
1. A "works cited" page includes:
a) everything you've read for your essay
b) a complete list of sources related to your topic
c) only those sources that appear in your essay
d) only the direct quotes that appear in your essay
2. The title of a scholarly journal (periodical) should appear
a) in quotes
b) italicized
c) in bold
d) in quotes and in bold
3. The first line of each new entry on a works cited page should
a) be indented 0.5 inches
b) be indented 1.0 inches
c) flush to the right margin
d) flush to the left margin
4. The works cited page should be
a) double space
b) single spaced
c) single spaced with extra spacing between each new entry
d) double space with extra spacing between each new entry
5. A book title should be
a) in quotes
b) italicized
c) in bold
d) all caps
6. The name of a newspaper should be
a) in quotes
b) italicized
c) in bold
d) all caps
7. A __________ should follow the title of a book
a) no punctuation
b) colon
c) period
d) comma
8. A __________ should follow the title of a magazine article
a) no punctuation
b) colon
c) period
d) comma
9. A __________ should follow the name of a website
a) no punctuation
b) colon
c) period
d) comma
10. A __________ should follow the title of a newspaper
a) no punctuation
b) colon
c) period
d) comma
11. Which comes first when citing an article or story from an anthology
a) editor's name
b) title
c) date
d) author's name
12. The works cited page should be organized
a) by order of appearance in your essay
b) alphabetically
c) by order of importance
d) by date
13. When should a URL be included with other website information?
a) never
b) always
c) only if the instructor requires it
d) depends on the date
14. If a magazine article has no author, what comes first?
a) date
b) publisher
c) title
d) city of publication
15. Which of the following sources should not be used in a research paper:
a) blog
b) email
c) personal interview
d) Wikipedia
16. Which of the following should be examined carefully for accuracy in a research essay (pick the best answer):
a) radio interview
b) a personal website
c) news program
d) Government website
17. In-text citations should be used to identify
a) direct quotes
b) paraphrases
c) summaries
d) all of the above
18.A signal phrase
a) comes after the cited material
b) includes a page number
c) introduces the source the cited information comes from
d) includes the publisher of the source
19. When a quote is longer than four typed lines of prose
a) indent 5 paces with quotation marks
b) margin left without quotation marks
c) no special formatting
d) indent 1 inch without quotation marks
20. In a title which word should be capitalized
a) for
b) from
c) be
d) between