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MLA Formatting
In-Text Citations
Works Cited
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100

What is the only font allowed throughout the entirety of all your papers?

Times New Romans

100
What are two important pieces of information you need when creating an in-text citation?

1. Author's (last) name

2. Page Number

     Example: (James, 600).
100

Your bibliography starts immediately after the final paragraph of your essay. What should you do instead?

Insert a page break.

100

TRUE or FALSE:


Your Works Cited page does NOT get numbered like the rest of your paper.

FALSE;


Every page that is part of your submission should be numbered.
100

What does MLA stand for?

Modern Language Association

200

In an MLA paper, what should the size of the font be? 

12pt.

200

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)

200

When do you use the abbreviation: et al.

When a source has 3 or more authors.


Example:

Smith, et al. ...

200

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

200
If your teacher's directions for formatting vary slightly from the official MLA guidelines, which should you follow?

The instructor's directions are prioritized.

300

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)

300

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).

300

Your Works Cited page lists sources in the order you used them in the essay. 

How should the entries normally be arranged instead?

Alphabetically

300

What are the three elements required for your page 1 header?



Name

Course

Assignment due date

300

Name another formatting and citation standard besides MLA.

Acceptable answers include:

APA, Chicago (CMOS), AMA, IEEE, Bluebook

400

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.

400

What should you do if a source has no page numbers (e.g. a website)?

Only the author's name is required.


Example: (Hogg)

400

How should your Works Cited page be spaced?

Double Spaced

400

How should the titles of long works be formatted?


(Bold? Quote? Italicized?)

Longer works are italicized

400

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

500
What is the name of the space that precedes the first word in a new paragraph?

Indent!

500

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)

500

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

500

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.

500
What is it called when text is used word-for-word from a source without proper quotation or attribution?

Plagiarism