Parenthetical citations in disgustingly gross detail quiz!
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I received a _____/15 on this quiz.
1. If you are using MLA style formatting, which TWO titles can you use to name the page that lists
your sources?
a. works cited
b. websites
c. information
d. bibliography
e. parentheticals
f. sources
2. Your bibliography or works cited page belongs at the very end of your research paper. Where
does a parenthetical citation belong?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It belongs in a list right after the works cited page.
It belongs within the text of my paper, wherever I use another person’s idea.
It belongs in a list right before my works cited page.
It belongs within the text of my paper, but I only need to use it the first time I borrow another
author’s idea.
3. We do use parenthetical citations when we________________ another author’s work.
a. summarize
b. parados
c. directly quote
d. paraphrase
4. Parenthetical citations belong
a. in parenthesis between the last word and the period.
b. in parenthesis after the period.
c. after the period but with no period.
d. at the end of your paper on the works cited page.
5. Which parenthetical citation is correct?
a. Readers can see Montag’s clear change of ideals when he burns Beatty. (Bradbury 18)
b. Readers can see Montag’s clear change of ideals when he burns Beatty (Bradbury).
b. In Bradbury’s literary classic, Farenheit 451, the hound represents a mechanized society (94).
c. In Bradbury’s literary classic, Farenheit 451, the hound represents a mechanized society (Bradbury 18).
6. When looking for an internet source, you should always try your best to find the author. If you
can’t find the author, you should next look for
a.
b.
c.
d.
the name of the website.
the page number.
the title of the source.
something to throw at the computer.
7. Your interview citation should look like which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
“The average person falls asleep in seven minutes” according to one doctor (Anderson Interview).
“The average person falls asleep in seven minutes” according to one doctor (Anderson).
“The average person falls asleep in seven minutes” according to one doctor (McNamer October 3,
1999).
d.
“The average person falls asleep in seven minutes” according to one doctor (Anderson October 3,
1999).
8. The idea of parenthetical citations makes me want to vomit. Instead of using parenthetical
citations I may use ____________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
toenotes
bookends
a hippopotamus
endnotes
9. To show readers I am using an endnote,1 I will use a numerical2 superscript. (3)
Circle the superscript in the previous sentence.
10. Endnotes appear ___________ whilst footnotes appear _____________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
at the bottom of the page/at the end of my paper
at the end of my paper/at the bottom of the page
at the bottom of my backpack/at the end of my sock
at the end of my paper/underneath my bed
11. I know I need to include a page for my endnotes. The first time I need to use a complete
citation. Circle the correct FIRST citation for you endnote page?
Ray Bradbury, Farenheit 451 (New York: Ballantine Books, 1953) 137.
or
Bradbury, Ray. Farenheit 451. New York: Ballantine, 1953.
12. Where would you put the citation from question 11 that you did not circle?
13. Now that you have completed the first citation for your endnote page, what information do you
need to put on your endnote page?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Author name, author date of birth
Source title, date accessed
Author name, page number you used
Page number used, smiley face
14. If you’re not sure how to cite your source you should probably
a.
b.
c.
d.
Scream
Ask someone for help
Pound my fists on the table
Do nothing
15. Compare and contrast the positive and negative attributes or characteristics of your substitute
teacher yesterday.