MLA Format
What is the following an example of: (Dean 49)
An in-text or parenthetical citation
which American author famously wrote horrific tales about the inner psyche of an individual in stories like "The Raven" and "Tell-Tale Heart"?
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
What are the 3 most populated countries in Europe with 145 million, 85 million, and 83 million
Russia, Turkey and Germany.
2 fathers: "Father of Geometry" and the "Father of Free Verse Poetry"
a) Euclid
b) Walt Whitman
"Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once."
Who said it and what does it mean?
Julius Caesar in Shakespeare - Caesar suggests that those who never face their fears repeatedly die metaphorically and lose part of their soul because of their cowardice, while the brave and fearless only truly die once and are more worthy because of it.
what does MLA stand for?
This is a two-word answer: When reading a text and not understanding a specific vocabulary word or term, this is a common strategy used for comprehension.
Context Clues
Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Dhaka, Beijing
A) Born in 1643 in England, he was a physicist, philosopher and mathematician credited with inventing the laws of gravity and calculus. Who is he?
B) Arrrrggggh. They called me Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean; I also played the creepy Willie Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Who am I?
A) Sir Isaac Newton
B) Johnny Depp
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Who said it and how is it ironic?
Albert Einstein; it's ironic because Einstein is said to have an I.Q. of 160, well above the average of 100. Therefore, although he was of genius-level intelligence, he still considered creativity and imagination more important than memorizing facts.
What is the font size, style and spacing in an MLA research paper?
12 font, New Times Roman and double spaced throughout
2 answers needed:
a) Novels like "Hunger Games" and "Brave New World" that involve a world gone awry, where people living in it suffer from injustice is an example of what genre?
b) The opposite would be a perfect world, known as what?
a) Dystopian
b) Utopian
What country is known as the land of a thousand lakes? (clue: I got my tram fine/ticket here!)
Finland
Over 1500 people died on this famous British ship which sank in 1912 after hitting a giant Iceberg. Name the ship and it's 2 famous characters from the 1997 film with the same name.
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." "Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them."
Who said it and what does it mean?
Bruce Lee (Li Xiao Long): To some extent, practice makes perfect, so doing one thing over and over again makes one better at it, as opposed to being okay at many things. Can you think of a similar quote?
What percent of your paper should be your own words and what percent is the source material?
75% your own, 25% the sources
Kurt Vonnegut wrote this satirical dystopian short story, later turned into a movie, about a world gone awry where people wear handicaps to limit their strengths and to make everyone appear the same.
Harrison Bergeron
This is the highest peak in the Himalayan Mountain Range. What is its name and what 2 countries is it located between?
Mount Everest and it's located between Nepal and China.
Who are currently the 3 richest people in the world? What companies do they own?
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
Tesla, Amazon and Facebook
"There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.”
Who said it and what is its significance?
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers from the LOTR
Lord of the Rings (series)
Simply put, life is worth living.
When quoting a play, how is the in-text citation different from a book, article or poem?
You must include the author's name, the act/scene # and line #, whereas in a book you only need the author's last name and page #.
example: (Shakespeare, 1.3, 97-99)
2 word answer: What were George and Lennie looking for in "Of Mice and Men"? and what does it mean?
The American Dream is the concept that every citizen has an equal opportunity for success and prosperity if they work hard and are determined.
What are the 5 most common spoken languages in the world?
Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi, and Arabic
What are the 5 most expensive countries in the world?
Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Singapore
"Curley's like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He's alla time picking scraps with big guys."
Name the novel, the character, to whom he/she is talking? and what it means.
Candy is warning George about Curley because of the mistreatment of other ranchers on the farm, including Lennie (although he's probably intimidated by Lennie's size). It shows he uses his position of power to manipulate others.