MLA Formatting
What is the only font allowed throughout the entirety of all your papers?
Times New Romans
1. Author's (last) name
2. Page Number
Example: (James, 600).Your bibliography starts immediately after the final paragraph of your essay. What should you do instead?
Insert a page break.
TRUE or FALSE:
Your Works Cited page does NOT get numbered like the rest of your paper.
FALSE;
What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association
In an MLA paper, what should the size of the font be?
12pt.
PICK ONE:
Which of the following examples are the proper way create an in-text citation:
a: ... (page 26, Smith).
b: ... (Smith et al. Feb. 09).
c: ... (Smith 11).
c - (Smith 11)
When do you use the abbreviation: et al.
When a source has 3 or more authors.
Example:
Smith, et al. ...
Fischbach, Mark. "Title of Video." YouTube, uploaded by Uploader Mark Fischbach, 27 October 2026, [URL].
In the above Works Cited entry, which part is considered the "container"?
YouTube
YouTube is italicized becuase it is the larger work that contains the quoted material
The instructor's directions are prioritized.
What part of your essays are not considered towards your final word count / page count?
Works Cited section.
Other acceptable answer is header and footer text (e.g. page numbers)
If there is no author, what can you use instead?
The title of the original work (in quotes)
e.g. ... ("The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences" 52).
Your Works Cited page lists sources in the order you used them in the essay.
How should the entries normally be arranged instead?
Alphabetically
What are the three elements required for your page 1 header?
Name
Course
Assignment due date
Name another formatting and citation standard besides MLA.
Acceptable answers include:
APA, Chicago (CMOS), AMA, IEEE, Bluebook
At the top of each page of your papers are your page numbers. What goes next to these numbers?
The last name of the student who wrote the paper.
What should you do if a source has no page numbers (e.g. a website)?
Example: (Hogg)
How should your Works Cited page be spaced?
Double Spaced
How should the titles of long works be formatted?
(Bold? Quote? Italicized?)
Longer works are italicized
Formatting and citation standards normally are associated with a field or industry. For instance:
APA: Social sciences
CMOS: History, fine arts, and humanities
What is MLA associated with?
Humanities and literature
Indent!
You're citing a video and there are no page numbers, but the quoted statement occurs at 5 minutes, 32 seconds. What kind of location information can you give instead of a page number?
FALSE;
The timestamp the quote is from.
e.g. (Fischbach 01:15-02:40)
You're citing a video and there are no page numbers, but the quoted statement occurs at 5 minutes, 32 seconds.
What kind of location information can you give instead of a page number?
Hanging indent
How should titles of short works, such as poems, articles, and short stories be formatted?
(Bold? Quotes? Italicized?)
Quotes should be used for the titles of shorter works and articles.
Plagiarism