ENGLISH 24-Fall, 2005
FINAL EXAM--CITATION FORMAT

Directions: Answer the questions based on appropriate MLA citation format. Enter your answer directly onto the computer screen. When you are finished, click on the button that says "SUBMIT." This question will count for 20 points on your final exam.

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  1. What do the following citations represent in a Works Cited list?
    Mumford, Lewis. The Highway and the City. New York: Harcourt Brace and World, 1963.
    - -. Highways Around the World. New York: Prentice, 1967.

    MLA format for separate works by the same author.
    The writer forgot to type in the author's name in the second citation
    Chicago Manual of Style citation format

  2. Which of these citations for online material is(are) written in acceptable MLA format?
    1. Burka, Lauren P. "A Hypertext History of Multi-User Dimensions." MUD History. 5 Dec. 1994 http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/lpb/mud-history.html.
    2. Landsburg, Steven E. "Who Shall Inherit the Earth?" Slate 1 May 1997. 1 Oct. 1999 http://www.slate.com/Economics/97-05-01/Economics.asp

    Only #1
    Only #2
    Both #1 and #2
    Neither #1 nor #2

  3. Which of the following citations represents correct MLA format for an essay in an anthology:

    Hennessy, M.C. Listening to the secret mother: Reading J. E. Wideman's Brothers and Keepers. in M. Culley, Ed., American Women's Autobiography: Fea(s)ts of Memory Madison, WI: U. Wisconsin Press, 1992. 302-314.
    Hennessy, Margot C. "Listening to the Secret Mother: Reading J.E. Wideman's Brothers and Keepers." American Women's Autobiography: Fea(s)ts of Memory. Ed. Margo Culley. Madison, WI: U. Wisconsin Press, 1992. 302-314.
    Neither is correct
    Both are correct

  4. What do the dates mean in the following citation?

    Stuber, Irene. "April 26, 1996: Episode 638." Women of Achievement and Herstory: A Frequently-Appearing Newsletter. 3 May 1996. 11 Dec. 1997 http://www.academic.marist.edu/woa/index.htm.

    3 May 1996 represents the date the page was first published and 11 Dec. 1997 represents the date the page was updated by the author.
    3 May 1996 represents the date the page was first published and 11 Dec. 1997 represents the date you found the page on the Web.
    3 May 1996 represents the date you first found the page on the web and 11 Dec. 1997 represents the date the page was updated.

    QUESTIONS 5-10 REFER TO THE FOLLOWING CITATION

    Pepino, Ronald E. "Ode to Saint Joan." The Saints of Diminished Capacity: Selected Poems, 1972-2000. Ed. Charles Darling. Hartford: Capital Press, 1997. 135-138.

  5. Who is the author/editor of the book itself?

    Ronald E. Pepino
    Charles Darling

  6. What is the title of the book?

    "Ode to Saint Joan"
    Selected Poems, 1972-2000
    The Saints of Diminished Capacity: Selected Poems, 1972-2000

  7. What is the title of the piece that is cited?

    "Ode to Saint Joan"
    Selected Poems, 1972-2000
    The Saints of Diminished Capacity: Selected Poems, 1972-2000

  8. Who is the author of the piece that is cited?

    Ronald E. Pepino
    Charles Darling

  9. On which pages can you find the piece that is cited within the book?

    1972-2000
    1997
    135-138

  10. If you were going to use parenthetical citation format for the work cited above, which format would be correct?

    (Darling 135)
    (Pepino pg. 135)
    (Pepino 135)
    (Darling pg. 135)

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