Works Cited Page
Generally, what is the first element of a works cited entry? (the most common item listed first in the works cited list for one source)
author's name
If a source has three or more authors, how should you cite them?
a) List all the authors, no matter how many. They collaborated on the text so they all deserve credit.
b) Use the first author’s name, followed by the word “co-authored.”
c) Use the first author’s name, followed by the phrase “et al.”
d) Provide none of the authors’ names and use only the title of the work.
c) Use the first author’s name, followed by the phrase “et al.”
The two parts of MLA documentation are _______.
a. end notes and parenthetical citations
b. parenthetical citations and in-text citations
c. works cited and end notes
d. parenthetical citations and works cited
d. parenthetical citations and works cited
True or false? You do not have to add a citation when you summarize a source because you are putting it into your words.
False
True or False:
An act of plagiarism, even if non-deliberate, for any work in this course will result in an assignment grade of F(0).
True
True or False?
In a works cited entry, the first line of the citation is indented and the second line is against the left margin.
False
What is a list of works cited?
(a) a list of the locations where you found the sources you consulted in your essay
(b) a list of all the texts and sources you consulted in your essay
(c) a list of the full publication information for all of the texts and sources you actually cited in your essay
(c) a list of the full publication information for all of the texts and sources you actually cited in your essay
True or false? The following in-text citation is handled correctly.
Barno proposes that "every use of military force over 60 days would automatically trigger an annual draft lottery to call up 10,000 men and women” (p. 18).
From "A New Moral Compact" by David Barno, pp. 16-19
False
The parenthetical citation should not include "p." but rather only the number (18).
In a quotation, what is used to show that information has been omitted?
ellipses . . .
A credible website should have ______.
a. a current date or regularly updated information
b. working links to other sources with more information
c. Two of the above are correct
d. None of the above
c. Two of the above are correct
On a Works Cited page, the title, Works Cited, should be ______.
a. in bold
b. in italics
c. in quotation marks
d. not be punctuated
d. not be punctuated
Identify the correct Works Cited entry for an article called "Basketball." It was found on http://www.excitingstuff.com/news and posted on July 25, 2010. The website title is Sports Online.
(a) "Basketball." Sports Online, 25 Jul. 2010, https://www.excitingstuff.com/news. Accessed 4 Jan. 2020.
(b) "Basketball." Sports Online, 25 July 2010, www.excitingstuff.com/news.
(b) "Basketball." Sports Online, 25 July 2010, www.excitingstuff.com/news.
Container titles are italicized (titles of web pages).
May, June, and July are never abbreviated.
Remove http//: or https//:
Only provide date of access if the webpage has no date.
Which of the following is a correctly formatted in-text citation?
a. "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (Smitherly, 45).
b. James Smitherly remarks, "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (Smitherly p. 45).
c. James Smitherly says, "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (45).
d. "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind (Smitherly 45).”
c. James Smitherly says, "He spoke to us in Italian and then left us behind" (45).
In a quotation, what is used to show that information has been changed or altered?
brackets []
How should you format the title of an article found in an electronic database?
(a) in bold (b) in italics (c) in quotation marks
(d) in all caps
(c) in quotation marks
Is this MLA date formatted correctly or incorrectly?
11 May. 2021
Incorrect
11 May 2021
Which of the following is a correctly formatted Works Cited entry?
(a) Jennings, Peter. Pushing the Limits of Political Journalism. Greater Politics Press, 1994.
(b) Smith, Charles, I Love Politics: A Guide to Discerning Reality, New York, 2001.
(c) Simmons, Jason, and Thomas Yater. Political Guide to the United States. Ballantine Publishing, 2004.
(c) Simmons, Jason, and Thomas Yater. Political Guide to the United States. Ballantine Publishing, 2004.
A signal phrase helps the reader
(a) know that researched information is being introduced into the essay.
(b) receive an introduction to the source’s author, place of publication, and relation to the essay’s content.
(c) Both of the above are correct
(d) Neither of the above is correct
(c) Both of the above are correct
Library database sources are beneficial for research because they are considered to be:
a. Easier to read than general web sources
b. Scholarly
c. Randomized
d. Less up-to-date
b. Scholarly
Paraphrasing can be stated as ______.
a. your idea, your words, same length
b. your words, their idea, shorter
c. their idea, your words, same length
d. their words, their idea, same length
c. their idea, your words, same length
On a works cited page, in what order must the entries be presented?
a. chronological order by publication date
b. the same order used in the paper
c. alphabetical order
d. in order of type of source
c. alphabetical order
Which of the following is a correctly formatted Work Cited entry?
a. Taylor, Tim. “Economic Distress.” Time, 26 Nov. 2016, time.com/economicdistress.
b. “Mechanical Economy.” 26 Nov. 2016. cnn.com
c. Taylor, Rob. News Production. Penguin, 2015.
d. Allen, Ross, and Camp, Joyce. How to be Successful. New York, 2015.
a.
Which of the following parenthetical citations is correct?
a. (Baker pg. 5)
b. ("To Infinity" 5)
c. (A History of Hong Kong)
d. (Baker, 5)
b. ("To Infinity" 5)
When you use the work of another writer, you must provide documentation in all of the following cases EXCEPT when
a. You replicate the exact words of the author, within quotation marks
b. You use the exact ideas of the writer but change the wording
c. You write your thoughts or reflections after reading the author’s text
d. You use the writer’s organizational plan or examples
d. Quote/paraphrase
c. You write your thoughts or reflections after reading the author’s text
The writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston died in poverty in 1960.
a. common knowledge
b. needs citation
a. common knowledge