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Question #1

Which is not a basic rule of setting up a Works Cited page in MLA format?

A Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.

B List page numbers of sources efficiently, when needed. If you refer to a journal article that appeared on pages 225 through 250, list the page numbers on your Works Cited page as 225-250.

C Double space all citations and skip spaces between entries.

E Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.

Question #2

Choose the best answer for the following source.

Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.

A Nothing is missing! Perfect.

B The title of the database is missing.

C The doi is missing.

D The date of access is missing.

Question #3

What are the three hyphens used for in the citations below?

Nordhaus, William D. “After Kyoto: Alternative Mechanisms to Control Global Warming.” American Economic Review, vol. 96, no. 2, 2006, pp. 31-34.
—. “Global Warming Economics.” Science, vol. 294, no. 5545, 9 Nov. 2001, pp. 1283-84, DOI: 10.1126/science.1065007.

A Both sources are written by the same author.

B They belong together.

C The second source is not mentioned in the student’s paper.

D The second source’s author is unknown.

Question #4

Which answer states the correct format for MLA Works Cited Citations?

A Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Date of Access (if applicable).

B Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).

C Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Author. Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs URL or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).

D Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date.

Question #5

What does DOI stand for?

A Driving Over Influence

B Dire Op Investigation

C Digital Object Identifier

D Data Object Identifier

Question #6

How are sources organized in the Works Cited page?

A By numbering each sourch with Roman numerals

B By the year each source was published.

C Usually by alphabetizing by the author’s last name

D Usually, by catagorized types of sources.