MLA Format 2017

Question 1

How many lines are included in a MLA heading?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Key you must press at the beginning of each paragraph

Answer 2

Tab

Question 3

What size font does MLA use?

Answer 3

size 12 font

Question 4

In MLA style, what would you include in the parentheses for a directly quoted in-text citation?

Answer 4

Author’s last name and page number

Question 5

Where is the title of an assignment located in a paper using MLA format?

Answer 5

Centered at the top

Question 6

True or False; URLs of electronic sources in a Works Citied List are enclosed in angle brackets like these: <>

Answer 6

False

Question 7

True or False; You should include in the Works Cited, all of the sources that you read when conducting research, regardless of whether they were included within the paper.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The margins for an MLA paper are:

Answer 8

1” all the way around

Question 9

True or False; One should site their sources and complete their Works Cited page as they progress through their paper

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False; Wikipedia is a reliable source

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or False; You should end a sentence with a period before using an in-text citation

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Where does one put the page number on an MLA paper?

Answer 12

Top right corner

Question 13

The bibliography page:

Answer 13

is it’s own page

Question 14

True or False; The title of your paper should be both centered and bolded

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False; MLA is just one of the many ways to format a research paper

Answer 15

True

Question 16

True or False; If an entry in a Works Cited List is longer than one line, the second and all other lines need to be indented half an inch. This is called a hanging indent.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or False; An MLA Works Cited Page is alphabetised based on the title of the source

Answer 17

True

Question 18

What font is used on an MLA paper?

Answer 18

Times New Roman

Question 19

What should you do if there is no author for the work you are citing?

Answer 19

Use N.A. in place of the author’s name

Question 20

If a source has more than one author, one of the choices MLA gives you is to use:

Answer 20

et al.