4. TRUE or FALSE: When citing a work with only one author, the author’s last name should come first. Answer
5. TRUE If there is just one author, list his or her last name first. (When there are multiple authors, the rules change). Game Board
6. In MLA style, your paper as a whole should have certain formatting characteristics: 1 inch margins, for example. Name at least two more of these characteristics. Answer
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8. Your list of works cited, as a whole, should be formatted according to specific guidelines. For example, the whole list should be double-spaced. Name two more guidelines for your list of works cited. Answer
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10. TRUE or FALSE If you are citing a website and you cannot find out who the author was, you should put “Author Unknown” (or something similar) for that entry in your list of works cited. Answer
11. Game Board FALSE. When citing web sources, list only the information that is applicable and available. This means that if no author is given, you do not list an author. (However, be sure to look thoroughly for each piece of requested information.)
12. The following is a citation for what type of source: Fischer, Daniel. Mission Jupiter: The Spectacular Journey of the Galileo Spacecraft. New York: Copernicus, 2001. Print. Answer
15. b. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database. (Always cite the version of the source you actually used.) Game Board
16. The following is a citation for what type of source: Johnson, Carrie. “Report Faults Handling of Wiretap Notes.” Washington Post 2 Sept. 2008. Newspaper Source . Web. 14 Oct. 2008. Answer
17. The online version of a newspaper article. (This article was found using Newspaper Source , one of the library’s research databases.) Game Board
18. In the following citation for a magazine article, what does “Academic Search Premier” refer to? Berman, Sanford. “Time to Renew Darfur Stand.” American Libraries June/July 2007. Academic Search Premier . Web. 14 Oct. 2008. Answer
19. It is the name of the library research database in which you found the article. Game Board
20. The following is a citation for what type of source? “ What Alternatives to Milk are Consumed by Humans?” Milk: Procon.org . Procon.org, 8 April 2008. Web. 15 May 2009. Answer
24. TRUE or FALSE: If you are citing information from a website, you do not need to include a parenthetical citation, since websites don’t have page numbers. Answer
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26. This type of phrase, which states the name (and sometimes the credentials) of an author or other source, is used to alert the reader that information from an outside source will follow. Example: “According to historian Nancy Cott, ….” Answer
27. A signal phrase. “ A 2007 study from the Pew Research Center found that…” “ In his 2009 State of the Union Address, President Obama stated that…” Game Board
30. TRUE or FALSE If you state a fact in your paper that is considered to be “common knowledge,” you do not need to cite a source for it. Answer
31. TRUE Information that is considered common knowledge does not need to be cited. “ Common knowledge” is information that is broadly known and not disputed by scholars, such as MLK’s birthday or the date on which the Declaration of Independence was signed. Game Board
33. A “medium of publication.” All entries in your list of works cited must list a medium of publication. Use Print for: Print versions of books, newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, etc. Use Web for: Websites, e-books, articles you find using one of the library’s online research databases, etc. Game Board
34. If you are having trouble figuring out how to cite a source using MLA 2009, where can you go for help? Answer
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36. You go online to do research, and you find a good news article on the New York Times website. When you are citing this source, what should the “medium of publication” be? Answer
37. Web. (Even though the article may also appear in print.) Game Board
38. TRUE or FALSE: When you are citing a website, you no longer have to list the URL. Answer
