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Purdue Owl Scavenger Hunt
1.
What is the name of the sample paper on the main page of the MLA Formatting and
Style Guide?
Andrew Carnegic: The Father of Middle-Class America
2.
How do you properly cite works in text by multiple authors?
When citing works in-text by multiple authors one should use first author’s last name, put et al.
then page number e.g. (Franck et al. 327)
3.
How is a long quotation defined? (Please use the description as written on the site)
Quotations of exceeding four lines of prose or three lines of verse are categorized in a free-
standing block of text with no quotation marks. The entire quote is indented ½ inch from the left
margin and double-spaced.
4.
How do you properly note that you are omitting words from a quotation?
One can determine that he or she is omitting words from a quotation by indicating the deleted
words using ellipses (…), followed by space. Therefore, these ellipses can be placed exactly
where the writer wants to indicate that some words have been omitted.
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5.
On the Sample Works Cited page for MLA how many citations are listed by
author's name?
There are only eleven citations listed by the author’s name on the sample works cited page for
MLA.
6.
In MLA citation do you need to use the URL of a website when citing a website?
Yes. It is inevitable to use the URL of a website when citing a website under MLA format.
7.
How do you cite an image in MLA style?
When citing an image in MLA, the writer should use the artist’s last name, first name, the image
in italics, the creation date, and the institution and city where the work is housed. All this
information is essential for this citation to adhere to all MLA guidelines when citing an image.
8.
What are Four types of sources that can be cited that are listed under Other
Common Sources?
An interview, published conference proceedings, sculpture or photographs, films, or movies are
the four types of sources that can be cited as stipulated under other common sources.
9.
What size margins should a paper in MLA style have?
All papers formatted under the MLA style should have one-inch margins on all sides which is a
crucial requirement under this format.
10. Where should page numbers be placed in a document that is formatted for MLA?
Page numbers should be placed on the header after the last name, one-half inch from the top, and
flush with the right margin in all documents formatted under MLA format.
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