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This quiz is intended to support the MLA Style 101 video course on MLA Handbook Plus. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the Author element of the MLA template of core elements.
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Question 1 of 9
1. Question
1. TRUE OR FALSE?
Ai Weiwei is an artist who created the art installation Sunflower Seeds. In a works-cited-list entry for Sunflower Seeds, he can be listed in the Author element.
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Answer: TRUE
Explanation: An artist is a creator, and creators are listed in the Author element.
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Answer: TRUE
Explanation: An artist is a creator, and creators are listed in the Author element.
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Question 2 of 9
2. Question
2. TRUE OR FALSE?
The title page of your source reads
Oy, Caramba! An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America, edited by Ilan Stavans
The following entry shows the correct way to cite the source:
Stavans, Ilan. Oy, Caramba! An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America. U of New Mexico P, 2016.
Correct
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Since the title page indicates that Stavans is the editor of the book, not the primary creator, his name must be followed by the label “editor” in the works-cited-list entry:
Stavans, Ilan, editor. Oy, Caramba! An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America. U of New Mexico P, 2016.
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Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Since the title page indicates that Stavans is the editor of the book, not the primary creator, his name must be followed by the label “editor” in the works-cited-list entry:
Stavans, Ilan, editor. Oy, Caramba! An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America. U of New Mexico P, 2016.
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Question 3 of 9
3. Question
3. TRUE OR FALSE?
You are writing a paper that compares Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky’s translation of Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls with other translations of the novel. The following entry shows the best way to cite the novel in this context:
Gogol, Nikolai. Dead Souls: A Novel. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Vintage Books, 1996.
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Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Since your discussion focuses on translations of the work, it is best to list the translators’ names in the Author element:
Pevear, Richard, and Larissa Volokhonsky, translators. Dead Souls: A Novel. By Nikolai Gogol, Vintage Books, 1996.
Incorrect
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Since your discussion focuses on translations of the work, it is best to list the translators’ names in the Author element:
Pevear, Richard, and Larissa Volokhonsky, translators. Dead Souls: A Novel. By Nikolai Gogol, Vintage Books, 1996.
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Question 4 of 9
4. Question
4. TRUE OR FALSE?
Pseudonyms can be listed in the Author element.
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Answer: TRUE
Explanation: If a source uses a pseudonym, you can list the pseudonym in the Author element.
Incorrect
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: If a source uses a pseudonym, you can list the pseudonym in the Author element.
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Question 5 of 9
5. Question
5. TRUE OR FALSE?
The following example shows the correct way to cite a work that has more than two editors:
Baron, Sabrina Alcorn, et al., editors. Agent of Change: Print Culture Studies after Elizabeth L. Eisenstein. U of Massachusetts P / Center for the Book, Library of Congress, 2007.
Correct
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: When a work has more than two editors, list the first editor followed by et al., meaning “and others.”
Incorrect
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: When a work has more than two editors, list the first editor followed by et al., meaning “and others.”
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Question 6 of 9
6. Question
6. TRUE OR FALSE?
The title page of your source reads, “Prospectus by W. H. Auden and Klaus Mann.”
The Author element is correct in the following citation:
Mann, Klaus, and W. H. Auden. Prospectus. Decision magazine papers, Yale U Library, Manuscripts and Archives, MS 176, box 1, folder 20.
Correct
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The authors’ names should be listed in the order in which they appear in the source:
Auden, W. H., and Klaus Mann. Prospectus. Decision magazine papers, Yale U Library, Manuscripts and Archives, MS 176, box 1, folder 20.
Incorrect
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: The authors’ names should be listed in the order in which they appear in the source:
Auden, W. H., and Klaus Mann. Prospectus. Decision magazine papers, Yale U Library, Manuscripts and Archives, MS 176, box 1, folder 20.
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Question 7 of 9
7. Question
7. TRUE OR FALSE?
If the author of a work is unknown, list “Anonymous” in the “Author” slot.
Correct
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: If the author of a work is unknown, begin your entry with the title.
Incorrect
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: If the author of a work is unknown, begin your entry with the title.
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Question 8 of 9
8. Question
8. TRUE OR FALSE?
The band U2 can be an author.
Correct
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Groups can be authors.
Incorrect
Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Groups can be authors.
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Question 9 of 9
9. Question
9. TRUE OR FALSE?
The author of a website can always be found on the site’s home page.
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Answer: FALSE
Explanation: To find a listing for the person or persons responsible for a website, you often have to explore the site and click on another page, such as an About page or Credits page.
Incorrect
Answer: FALSE
Explanation: To find a listing for the person or persons responsible for a website, you often have to explore the site and click on another page, such as an About page or Credits page.