Question

consider the following passage from an article about academic exclusivity: \it examines some overlooked ways in which schools and colleges themselves reinforce cluelessness and thus perpetrate the misconception that the life of the mind is a secret society for which only an elite few qualify.\ - gerald graff, clueless in academe, page 1 which of the following sentences accurately quotes from this passage (using mla style guidelines)? click or tap a choice to answer the question. gerald graff argues that colleges leave many students with \the misconception that the life of the mind is a secret society for which only an elite few qualify\ (1). gerald graff argues that colleges leave many students with this belief: the misconception that the life of the mind is a secret society for which only an elite few qualify. (1)

Explanation:

In MLA style, when directly quoting a source, the quoted text should be in quotation marks. The first option correctly uses quotation marks around the quoted part and has the proper in - text citation format (page number in parentheses). The second option does not use quotation marks for the direct quote, which is incorrect in MLA style.

Answer:

Gerald Graff argues that colleges leave many students with “the misconception that the life of the mind is a secret society for which only an elite few qualify” (1).