MLA Citation Style Simplified, Module 2: Exercises

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Exercises

For each question below, choose the correct citation form from the list provided. You will receive immediate feedback.

1. Jones and Martin (1990) discuss the disputed theory that Shakespeare's works were written by a different author, perhaps Ben Jonson.

a. Jones and Martin discuss the disputed theory that Shakespeare's works were written by a different author, perhaps Ben Jonson (Jones and Martin 47).

b. Jones and Martin discuss the disputed theory that Shakespeare's works were written by a different author, perhaps Ben Jonson (47).

c. Jones and Martin discuss the disputed theory that Shakespeare's works were written by a different author, perhaps Ben Jonson (1990, p. 47).

d. Correct as is.

2. The article, Supporting the Development of Critical Thinking Skills through a Web-Supported Problem-Based Learning Environment, 2002 demonstrates that faculty assistance is necessary for students to develop critical thinking skills in online classes (Oliver).

a. The article, "Supporting the Development of Critical Thinking Skills through a Web-Suppported Problem-Based Learning Environment," demonstrates that faculty assistance is necessary for students to develop critical thinking skills in online classes (Oliver, Supporting the Development)

b. The article, "Supporting the Development of Critical Thinking Skills through a Web-Suppported Problem-Based Learning Environment", (Oliver) demonstrates that faculty assistance is necessary for students to develop critical thinking skills in online classes.

c. The article, "Supporting the Development of Critical Thinking Skills through a Web-Suppported Problem-Based Learning Environment," demonstrates that faculty assistance is necessary for students to develop critical thinking skills in online classes (Oliver).

d. Correct as is.

3. An article by the same authors as the previously cited Teaching and Learning Online shows the need for dialogue in Web-based courses (Marion Coomey and John Stephenson)

a. An article by the same authors as the previously cited Teaching and Learning Online shows the need for dialogue in Web-based courses (Coomey and Stephenson, "Online Learning" 36)

b. An article by the same authors as the previously cited Teaching and Learning Online shows the need for dialogue in Web-based courses (Coomey and Stephenson, 36)

c. An article by the same authors as the previously cited Teaching and Learning Online shows the need for dialogue in Web-based courses (Coomey and Stephenson, "Online Learning: it is all about dialogue, involvement, support, and control", p. 36)

d. Correct as is.

4. Peter Martin argues that globalization will shift power away from the developed world (Martin, 1984, p. 15).

a. Peter Martin argues that globalization will shift power away from the developed world (Martin, p. 15).

b. Peter Martin argues that globalization will shift power away from the developed world (15).

c. Peter Martin argues that globalization will shift power away from the developed world (Martin 15).

d. Correct as is.