1) What does MLA stand for? a) Millennial Language Association b) Modern Language Act c) Modern Language Association d) Millennial Language Act 2) When citing one author in reference in a text, which is correct? a) This point has been argued before (Frye 197). b) This point has been argued before. (Glenn Frye, 197) c) This point has been argued before. (Frye 197) d) This point has been argued before (Frye, 197). 3) When citing one author by name in a text, which is correct? a) Frye has argued this point before (Frye 197). b) Frye has argued this point before. (197). c) Frye has argued this point before. (Frye, 197). d) Frye has argued this point before (197). 4) You should not use the authors’ last names in the citation if the authors’ names appear in the text. a) True b) False 5) You only use “et al” when you are citing a text with more than three authors. a) True b) False 6) When you use quotations in the text, you place the citation before the last quotation mark a) True b) False 7) You only use block quotes when quoting more than 4 lines (not sentences) of text. a) True b) False 8) Which of the following is true about block quotes? a) The entire block quote is indented b) Only used when author is mentioned in the text c) Page number at end is outside the period d) Quotation marks are not used e) All of the above 9) Which is the correct way to cite a website? a) The Modern Language Association was founded in 1883 (mla.org). b) According to the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) website, the MLA was founded in 1883 (mla.org). c) Both 10) A Works Cited page is not numbered. a) True b) False 11) A Works Cited page includes all quoted, paraphrased, or summarized sources. a) True b) False 12) A Works Cited page does not use a hanging indent. a) True b) False 13) A Works Cited page is single-spaced. a) True b) False 14) A Works Cited page is alphabetized by author's last name, book title, or website name.. a) True b) False

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