For the following questions, read the original passage, and then read the questions that follow. Indicate whether the example statement, taken from the original, presents an acceptable MLA in-text citation.
Original
From page 1 of Marcia Clemmitt's article, "Saving the Oceans," as published in The CQ Researcher Online database on 4 November 2005.
The world's oceans are under extreme pressure from overfishing, pollution and coastal development, two major commissions have warned. Global fish catches have declined in recent years, despite the use of increasingly sophisticated equipment - including satellite tracking. Moreover, some scientists say 90 percent of the world's large predator fish - such as swordfish and tuna - have disappeared. Scores of proposals on oceans have been introduced in Congress this year, but none has passed. While 3,600 Americans a day move to coastal communities - bringing new development that eats up fish-breeding wetlands and increases runoff pollution from motor oil, fertilizer and lawn chemicals - no single public agency is responsible for coordinating onshore development with ocean health.
1. Example: According to Clemmitt, "3600 Americans a day move to the coastal communities bringing new development that eats up fish-breeding wetlands" ("Saving the Oceans" 1).
a) Acceptable MLA format
b) Unacceptable MLA format
2. Using the original passage listed above as reference, which of the following is a correct MLA in-text citation?
a) Pollution, overfishing and housing development are causing severe problems for the world's oceans according to two recent studies (Clemmitt, 2005).
b) Pollution, overfishing and housing development are causing severe problems for the world's oceans according to two recent studies (Clemmitt, "Saving the Oceans," 2005, 1).
c) Pollution, overfishing and housing development are causing severe problems for the world's oceans according to two recent studies (Clemmitt 1).
d) Pollution, overfishing and housing development are causing severe problems for the world's oceans according to two recent studies (Clemmitt, CQ Researcher, 1).
e) None of the above. This material is paraphrased and, therefore, does not need an in-text citation.
3. Using the original passage listed above as reference, which of the following is a correct MLA in-text citation?
a) According to Clemmitt, "Some scientists say 90 percent of the world's large predator fish - such as swordfish and tuna - have disappeared" (1).
b) According to Clemmitt, "Some scientists say 90 percent of the world's large predator fish - such as swordfish and tuna - have disappeared" ("Saving the Oceans" 2005).
c)According to Clemmitt, "Some scientists say 90 percent of the world's large predator fish - such as swordfish and tuna - have disappeared" (Clemmitt 1).
d)According to Clemmitt, "Some scientists say 90 percent of the world's large predator fish - such as swordfish and tuna - have disappeared" (Clemmitt, "Saving the Oceans" CQ Researcher, 1).
e)None of the above. The author's name is provided in the sentence and the material is placed in quotation marks, so no citation is needed.
4. What is wrong with the following citation: Almost 90 percent of large predatory fish have disappeared in the world's oceans according to scientists (Clemmitt, 1).
a)The sentence should be in quotation marks
b)Punctuation should not be placed between the author's last name and the page number in any in-text citation.
c)The in-text citation is missing the initial of the author's first name.
d)The title of the article should be placed in quotation marks after the author's last name and before the page number.
e)None of the above. Nothing is wrong with the citation.
5. Assume you are going to paraphrase information from the following source. What information from this source would you include in an in-text citation?
Source: "No More War!" published anonymously in the New York Times, September 2005, p. D4.
a) (New York Times, Sept. 2005)
b)(No author, NYT, D4)
c)("No More War!" New York Times, D4)
d)("No More War!" D4)
e)None of the above.
6. When citing a book by two or three authors, you need to list
a)Last name of authors, book title, city of publication and date.
b)First author presented on the title page, last name first, and then remaining authors' names in regular order.
c)First author's last name and first name, then the words "et al."
d)Title of book underlined, the words "et al." and the publication company and date.
7. You should place a listing of all references you used in your Works Cited page, even if you did not reference them within your paper.
a)True
b)False
8. Given the following information, which of the choices below correctly formats a works cited entry for this information?
Book Title: Death Destruction and Disaster in the American Coal Mining Industry
Date of publication: 2001
City of publication: New York
Author: Albert Dean Browning
Publisher: Authorhouse
Medium: Print
a) Death Destruction and Disaster in the American Coal Mining Industry by Browning, Albert. New York: Authorhouse, 2001.
b) Albert Browning. Death Destruction and Disaster in the American Coal Mining Industry. Authorhouse: New York, 2001.
c) Browning, A. Death Destruction and Disaster in the American Coal Mining Industry. Authorhouse: New York, 2001. Print.
d) Browning, Albert. Death Destruction and Disaster in the American Coal Mining Industry. New York: Authorhouse, 2001. Print.
9. Given the following information, which of the choices below correctly formats a works cited entry for this information?
Date of publication: April 1, 2002
Author: Oliver Gillham and Alex S. Maclean
Book Title: The Limitless City: A Primer on the Urban Sprawl Debate
City of publication: New York
Publisher: Island Press
Medium: Print
a) Gillham, O., and Maclean, A. S. (2002 April). The Limitless City: A Primer on the Urban Sprawl Debate. New York: Island Press.
b) Gillham, Oliver, and Alex S. Maclean. The Limitless City: A Primer on the Urban Sprawl Debate. New York: Island Press, 2002. Print.
c) Gillham, Oliver, and Maclean, Alex S. The Limitless City: A Primer on the Urban Sprawl Debate. Island Press: New York, April 2002.
d) Oliver Gillham and Alex S. Maclean. The Limitless City: A Primer on the Urban Sprawl Debate. New York: Island Press, 2002. Print.
10. Given the following information, which of the choices below correctly formats a works cited entry for this information?
Date of publication: June 1994
Journal: Electronic Green Journal
Author: Irwin Weintraub
Article Title: Fighting Environmental Racism: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Website: EBSCO
Date accessed: June 14, 2005
Medium: Web
a) "Fighting Environmental Racism: A Selected Annotated Bibliography." by Irwin Weintraub. June 1994.
b) Weintraub, I. "Fighting Environmental Racism: A Selected Annotated Bibliography." Electronic Green Journal. Web. June 14, 2005.
c) Weintraub, Irwin. "Fighting Environmental Racism: A Selected Annotated Bibliography." Electronic Green Journal 1 June 1994. Web. 14 June 2005.
d) Weintraub, Irwin. June 1994. "Fighting Environmental Racism: A Selected Annotated Bibliography." Electronic Green Journal. 14 June 2005 .