Troe MLA Test Review

Question 1

MLA stands for …

Answer 1

The Modern Language Association of America

Question 2

. (Kruse 121)

Answer 2

long indirect parenthetical reference

Question 3

(Kruse 12).

Answer 3

short indirect parenthetical reference

Question 4

(12).

Answer 4

short direct parenthetical reference

Question 5

. (121)

Answer 5

long direct parenthetical reference

Question 6

The top margin of an MLA report is set to

Answer 6

1”

Question 7

The bottom margin of an MLA report is set to

Answer 7

1”

Question 8

Left and right margins of an MLA report are set to

Answer 8

1”

Question 9

A long quote should be indented ____ from the left margin.

Answer 9

1”

Question 10

A title page consists of (hint 5 lines):

Answer 10

Title, Student Name, Teacher’s Name, Class, and Date in military format

Question 11

A complete MLA report should be arranged in the following order:

Answer 11

Title page, outline, report with parenthetical references, and works cited

Question 12

True or False. Cite a personal interview like this:

Troe, Penny. Personal Interview. 20 January 2014. Interview.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False. Cite a newspaper article like this:

Mikelson, Troy. “Sports.” Sports Illustrated 20 January 2013: 8-20. Print.

Answer 13

False. The magazine name “Sports Illustrated” should be in italics.

Question 14

True or False. Cite a book like this:
Anderson, Michael, and Brooke Smith. Brittish Style Buildings in West Virginia. West Virginia: Brittish Publishers Inc., 2012: 121-140. Print.

Answer 14

False. The book title should be italics, the state should be replaced with the city, the page numbers should be removed.

Question 15

In works cited, the color green represents

Answer 15

The first division in an MLA citation which is usally the author.

Question 16

In works cited, the color red represents

Answer 16

The second division in an MLA citation which is usally the title.

Question 17

In works cited, the color blue represents

Answer 17

The third division in an MLA citation which is usally the publication.

Question 18

. (“Keyboarding Online”)

Answer 18

long indirect parenthetical reference

Question 19

(England Tolkiens 42).

Answer 19

short indirect parenthetical reference

Question 20

True or False. The widow/orphan command allows Word to leave at least 2 lines of a paragraph at the bottom of one page and have at least 2 lines of a paragraph at the top of the next page.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True or False. The heading (running head) of an MLA report is keyed into the header part of a document and contains the last name of the writer and page number.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or False. The header (report header) of an MLA report is keyed into the header part of a document and contains the last name of the writer and page number.

Answer 22

False. The header is keyed starting on the first line of the document and includes student name, teacher name, class, and date.

Question 23

True or False. Book, magazine, newspaper, and dictionary titles should be typed in italics.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

True or False. Magazine article titles should be typed in italics.

Answer 24

False. The title should be typed inside quotation marks.

Question 25

True or False. The entire MLA report should be double spaced.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

A heading or running head should begin ____ from the top of the page.

Answer 26

1/2”

Question 27

True or False. If the author’s name has already been given (cited) before the quote, omit the name in the reference.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False. When the author’s name has not been previously cited, include the name in the parenthetical reference.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

True or False. When typing a parenthetical reference or works cited entry, a source with four or more author’s names, should have the first authors name and then et al. (an abbreviation for “and others”).

Answer 29

True.
Examples
(Ames et al. 42). for short indirect
Ames, David, et al. for works cited