In-Text Citations

What is the purpose of parenthetical citations in MLA style?

• To provide additional information about the source

• To indicate the page number of the source

• To identify the author of the source

• To lead readers to the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page

When citing a source with no known author, what should be used in the parenthetical citation?

• The title of the work

• The page number of the work

• The name of the publisher

• The name of the website

How should a source with multiple authors be cited in MLA style?

• Include all the authors' names in the citation

• Include only the first author's name followed by et al.

• Include the last name of the first author followed by the page number

• Include the last names of all the authors followed by the page number

What should be included in the citation for a work that appears inside a larger source?

• The title of the larger source

• The title of the smaller work

• The name of the author of the smaller work

• The page number of the smaller work

How should a dialogue in a play or screenplay be formatted in a citation?

• Include the character names in all capitals and indented

• Include the character names in italics and indented

• Include the character names in quotation marks and indented

• Include the character names in bold and indented

What should be done when citing an indirect source?

• Include the original source in the citation

• Include the indirect source in the citation

• Include both the original source and the indirect source in the citation

• Exclude the source information from the citation

How should a multivolume work be cited in MLA style?

• Include the volume number followed by a colon and the page number

• Include only the page number in parentheses

• Include the volume number followed by a comma and the page number

• Include the volume number followed by a semicolon and the page number

What information should be provided in the first parenthetical citation when citing the Bible?

• The translation of the Bible

• The book, chapter, and verse

• The name of the author of the Bible

• The page number of the Bible

How should titles of shorter works, such as articles, be formatted in a citation?

• Italicize the title

• Enclose the title in quotation marks

• Underline the title

• Bold the title

What should be done when two or more authors have the same last name?

• Include both authors' full names in the citation

• Include both authors' last names followed by their first initials

• Include only the last name of the first author

• Exclude the authors' names from the citation