Quizalize logo
placeholder image to represent content

MLA In Text Citations for Verse Dramas Practice

Quiz by Kristin Ferruchie

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Measure skills
from any curriculum

Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.

With a free account, teachers can
  • edit the questions
  • save a copy for later
  • start a class game
  • automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
  • assign as homework
  • share a link with colleagues
  • print as a bubble sheet

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
10 questions
Show answers
  • Q1

    The specific citation we are using for this essay is called what?

    parenthetical reference

    block text

    author-page citation

    signal phrase

    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following is NOT necessary to include in an MLA in-text citation for a verse drama?

    The scene number

    The author's name
    The act number
    The line numbers
    The title of the drama
    30s
  • Q3
    In MLA in-text citations for verse dramas, how should you cite a specific line from the text?
    Use the page number where the line appears
    Include the author's name only
    Use the author's last name, act, scene, and line numbers
    Use the author's full name and line numbers
    30s
  • Q4
    When citing a verse drama in MLA format, where should the author's name be placed in the in-text citation?
    The author's name is not needed in MLA in-text citations for verse dramas
    Before the act, scene, and line numbers
    After the act, scene, and line numbers
    At the end of the quotation
    30s
  • Q5
    When citing a verse drama in MLA format, how should you handle a quote that spans multiple lines?
    Use a slash with a space before and after it to indicate line breaks within the quote
    Do not cite quotes that span multiple lines
    Include the entire quote as a single line
    Include ellipses (...) to indicate the missing text
    30s
  • Q6

    Which is NOT an accurate in-text citation for verse dramas?

    (Shakespeare 3.2.139)

    (Shakespeare 3.2.139-141)

    (Shakespeare 3.2.171-173, 180)

    (Shakespeare 139)

    30s
  • Q7

    If you are using a direct quote of 2 lines of prose, how should you format the text?

    Use block style with the lines indented 1/2" from the left and each line on a separate line

    Format it as a single line (without a slash in between)

    Use a hyphen in between the successive lines

    Use a backslash in between the successive lines

    30s
  • Q8

    Which is the proper way to cite this quote: "See what a rent the envious Casca made."

    "See what a rent the envious Casca made." (Shakespeare 3.2.172).

    "See what a rent the envious Casca made" (Shakespeare 3.2.172).

    "See what a rent the envious Casca made." (Shakespeare 3.2.172)

    "See what a rent the envious Casca made. (Shakespeare 3.2.172)"

    30s
  • Q9

    Which is the proper way to cite this quote: "Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed;"

    "Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed; (Shakespeare 3.2.173)"

    "Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed." (Shakespeare 3.2.173)

    "Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed" (Shakespeare 3.2.173);

    "Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabbed;" (Shakespeare 3.2.173).

    30s
  • Q10
    30s

Teachers give this quiz to your class