MLA Works Cited

Hanging indent should be used when writing a works cited entry that is

• more than two lines

• longer than one word

• longer than two words

• more than one line 

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically

• In the order they appear in the paper.

• By length

• Randomly

One purpose of a Works Cited page is to

• Show readers from where your information came.

• To add length to a paper.

• To stress out students

• To prove information in the paper is true.

Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page

• "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

Which Author's name should come first on the works cited page:

• Alex Harper

• Jenny Andrews

• Decise Thomas

• Eric West

If my citation has no author

• the title is preceded by 5 dash marks.

• the citation is indented 5 spaces.

• the citation begins with the title at the left margin.

• citations without authors appear at the end of the works cited page.

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

If there is no author, what is used instead?

• book title

• website article title

• editor's name

• page number

If one of my citations is a book, the title is

• underlined in the citation.

• Italicized in the citation.

• is italicized and underlined.

• is not distinguished from the rest of the citation.

The second line of the citation on a works cited page is _____ .  

• justified with the left margin

• justified with the right margin 

• indented 10 spaces 

• indented 5 spaces