MLA

"Cite" or "Don't Cite"

100

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. Should you cite this?

Do not cite

200

When there is no author or editor for a website, you reference on the works cited page should start what information?

Article Title

300

There are 5280 feet in a mile. Should you cite this?

No, it is common knowledge.

400

Under the command of Edward Smith, the Titanic's passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world. Cite or not?

No, this is common knowledge.

500

As a rookie in 1987, Mark McGwire hit 33 homers before the All-Star break and was a unanimous choice for AL Rookie of the Year after finishing with 49 homers.

Yes, cite this.

Mix it up

100

What are the two most important parts of information in a text used to make a citation.

the author's last name and page number

200

When there is no author or editor for a website, you reference on the works cited page should start what information?

Article Title

300

To maintain grammatical correctness, you are permitted to alter the quotation in a limited way by using what?

Ellipses (…)

400

To maintain grammatical correctness, you are permitted to alter the quotation in a limited way by using what?

Brackets [ ].

500

What does MLA stand for?

Modern Language Association is

Name That Source

100

The following is a citation for what type of source: Fischer, Daniel. Mission Jupiter:The Spectacular Journey of the Galileo Spacecraft. New York: Copernicus, 2001. Print.

A print book

200

You use one of the library’s online research databases, Academic Search Premier, to find information for a paper. You find several articles from Newsweek. How should you cite these articles? A. As print magazine articles, since they also appeared in print. B. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database.

b. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database. (Always cite the version of the source you actually used.)

300

The following is a citation for what type of source: Johnson, Carrie. “Report Faults Handling of Wiretap Notes.” Washington Post 2 Sept.2008. Newspaper Source. Web. 14 Oct.

The online version of a newspaper article. (This article was found using Newspaper Source, one of the library’s research databases.)

400

In the following citation for a magazine article, what does “Academic Search Premier” refer to? Berman, Sanford. “Time to Renew Darfur Stand.” American Libraries June/July 2007. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2008.

It is the name of the library research database in which you found the article.

500

The following is a citation for what type of source? “What Alternatives to Milk are Consumed by Humans?” Milk: Procon.org. Procon.org, 8 April 2008. Web. 15 May 2009.

An article from the website procon.org

Interpreting In-Text Citations

100

The purpose of in-text citations (AKA parenthetical citations) is:? A. To annoy students B. To make it easier for the reader to find the original source C To establish authority and credibility for your argument and for the facts you are citing D. B and C

d. B and C

200

TRUE or FALSE: If you are citing information from a website, you do not need to include a parenthetical citation, since websites don’t have page numbers.

FALSE. If a source does not have page numbers, use the author’s name for the parenthetical citation. If a source does not have an author OR page numbers, cite the title of the source.

300

This type of phrase, which states the name (and sometimes the credentials) of an author or other source, is used to alert the reader that information from an outside source will follow. Example: “According to historian Nancy Cott, ….”

A signal phrase or introductory phrase. “A 2007 study from the Pew Research Center found that…” “In his 2009 State of the Union Address, President Obama stated that…”

400

What is the correct in-text citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Race Matters by Cornel West? A. (West, p. 112.) B. (Cornel West 112). C. (West 112). D. (Race Matters, 112.)

c. (West 112).

500

TRUE or FALSE If you state a fact in your paper that is considered to be “common knowledge,” you do not need to cite a source for it.

TRUE Information that is considered common knowledge does not need to be cited.

The Letter "P"

100

Another name for in-text citations is what?

Parenthetical citations.

200

Using another person’s words or ideas in your paper without giving that person proper credit is considered what?

Plagiarism.

300

To paraphrase means to: A Quote an author’s exact wording.? B. Summarize or re-phrase an author’s ideas in my own words. C. Use an author’s words without giving her proper credit.

b. Summarize or re-phrase an author’s ideas in my own words.

400

Placing your name and consecutive numbers in the right header is called . . .

Pagination

500

What on-line source would you find magazines in booth library?

Periodical database