Chapter Exercises

This activity contains 20 questions.

Using MLA style, identify the correct form of the Works Cited entry given.

Chapter in a Book

Shalit, Wendy. Male Character. A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue. New York: Free, 1999: 144-60. Shalit, Wendy. Male Character. A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue. New York: Free, 1999: 144-60. Shalit, Wendy. "Male Character." A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue. New York: Free, 1999: 144-60. Shalit, Wendy. "Male Character." A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue. New York: Free, 1999: 144-60.

Using MLA style, identify the correct form of the Works Cited entry given.

Book, Part of a Series

Pemberton, Michael, ed. The Ethics of Writing Instruction: Issues in Theory and Practice. Perspectives on Writing: Theory, Research, Practice 4. Stamford: Ablex, 2000. Pemberton, Michael, ed. "The Ethics of Writing Instruction: Issues in Theory and Practice." Perspectives on Writing: Theory, Research, Practice 4. Stamford: Ablex, 2000. Pemberton, Michael, ed. The Ethics of Writing Instruction: Issues in Theory and Practice Perspectives on Writing: Theory, Research, Practice 4. Stamford: Ablex, 2000. Pemberton, Michael ed. The Ethics of Writing Instruction: Issues in Theory and Practice. Perspectives on Writing: Theory, Research, Practice 4. Stamford: Ablex, 2000.

Identify the correct MLA Works Cited list entry for a book with no author named.

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago U of Chicago P, 2003.The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P: 2003.The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003.The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003.

Identify the correct MLA Works Cited list entry for an unsigned article from a weekly or monthly periodical.

"A Salute to Everyday Heroes." Time 10 July 1989: 461."A Salute to Everyday Heroes" Time 10 July 1989: 461."A Salute to Everyday Heroes." Time: 10 July 1989: 461."A Salute to Everyday Heroes." Time 10 July 1989: 461

Identify the correct MLA Works Cited list entry for an interview.

Friedman, Randi. Telephone interview. 30 June 2003Friedman, Randi. Telephone interview. 30 June 2003.Friedman Randi. Telephone interview. 30 June 2003.Friedman, Randi. Telephone interview 30 June 2003.

MLA format is most often used by scholars in which field?

biology and chemistryarts and humanities education and counselingpsychology and sociology

Why should you use in-text citations in your formal essays?

it takes the place of the works cited listto point the reader toward the entry in the works cited endnotes are always appropriate to useit adds "oomph" to the essay–credibility, too

Which of the following is another reason why you should use in-text citations in your formal essays?

to give credit for borrowed ideas or words because you should have at least three quotes per page of contentto convince your reader that you’re making a sound argumentto convince your instructor that you’ve done the required research

If you’re making an in-text citation, and a source has more than three authors, what should you do?

name each one by first and last name, and include their titlesyou can use the first author’s last name followed by the words et al. you could list the publisher insteadname the first one

When you wish to quote lines from a poem, how should you structure the in-text citation?

cite the page number/scite the line number/s cite the stanza number/scite the edition number

When citing a volume number and a page reference, what should you do?

separate them by a colon separate them by a periodseparate them by a commacite each as its own parenthetical reference

When you wish to cite two or more sources in one parenthetical citation, what should you do?

separate the references by a slashseparate the references by a colonput each reference in its own set of parenthesesseparate the references by a semicolon

Why use endnotes?

use them to add information that might disrupt the flow of the paper use them instead of a works cited pageuse them instead of footnotesuse them instead of parenthetical documentation

What goes on a works cited list?

every source that you refer to in your essay everything that would not be considered common knowledgeeverything you readall print sources

What should you include for book citations on the works cited list?

author name, book title, publishing company, year of publication, and all the page numbers you referenceauthor name, book title, publisher, place of publication, and year of publication author name, book title, publishing company, publisher, and year of publicationauthor name, book title, publishing company, year of publication

What should you include for newspaper citations on the works cited list?

author name, title of article, newspaper name, day, month, year, and editionauthor name, title of article, newspaper name, day, month, year, edition number, and page number/s author name, title of article, newspaper name, edition number, page number/sauthor name, title of article, edition number, page number/s

Which of the following entries for an article from an online periodical is correct?

Williams, Susan B. "Are schools making children obese?" Education Today 21 Apr. 2004. 24 Nov. 2004 <http://www.educationtoday.com/ willams4april2004>.Williams, Susan B. "Are Schools Making Children Obese?" Education Today 21 Apr. 2004. 24 Nov. 2004 <http://www.educationtoday.com/ willams4april2004>. Williams, Susan B. "Are Schools Making Children Obese?" Education Today 21 April 2004. 24 November 2004 <http://www.educationtoday.com/ willams4april2004>.Susan B. Williams. "Are Schools Making Children Obese?" Education Today 21 Apr. 2004. 24 Nov. 2004 <http://www.educationtoday.com/ willams4april2004>.

When you wish to cite more than one work by the same author, what should you do in your works cited list?

cite each one as you normally would for works by different authorsuse the author’s name in the first entry, then put the second work directly underneath the first, so the author’s name is implieduse the author’s name in the first entry, then type three periods and a hyphen in place of the author’s name for the second entryuse the author’s name in the first entry, but for the second entry, type three hyphens and a period in place of the author’s name

Which of the following is correct?

if the Web address takes up only one line, then cite the URLyou do not need to include the address of Internet sourcesput parentheses around the URL when you cite it on the works cited pageuse angle brackets and cite the entire URL on the works cited page

Which of the following is correct?

when citing Internet sources, you shouldn’t include the date it was created because Web sites are transitory in naturewhen citing Internet sources, you should include just the date you accessed itwhen citing Internet sources, you should include the date it was created and the date you accessed it when citing Internet sources, you shouldn’t include the date you accessed it because Web sites are transitory in nature

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Chapter Exercises

Using MLA style, identify the correct form of the Works Cited entry given. Chapter in a Book

Using MLA style, identify the correct form of the Works Cited entry given. Book, Part of a Series

Identify the correct MLA Works Cited list entry for a book with no author named.

Identify the correct MLA Works Cited list entry for an unsigned article from a weekly or monthly periodical.

Identify the correct MLA Works Cited list entry for an interview.

MLA format is most often used by scholars in which field?

Why should you use in-text citations in your formal essays?

Which of the following is another reason why you should use in-text citations in your formal essays?

If you’re making an in-text citation, and a source has more than three authors, what should you do?

When you wish to quote lines from a poem, how should you structure the in-text citation?

When citing a volume number and a page reference, what should you do?

When you wish to cite two or more sources in one parenthetical citation, what should you do?

Why use endnotes?

What goes on a works cited list?

What should you include for book citations on the works cited list?

What should you include for newspaper citations on the works cited list?

Which of the following entries for an article from an online periodical is correct?

When you wish to cite more than one work by the same author, what should you do in your works cited list?

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following is correct?

Using MLA style, identify the correct form of the Works Cited entry given.

Chapter in a Book

Using MLA style, identify the correct form of the Works Cited entry given.

Book, Part of a Series