Any quotation taken word for word from a source must be enclosed in quotation marks and cited. this is called a(n)
a. direct quotation.
b. end citation.
c. paraphrased statement.
d. plagiarized statement

The answer is A. direct quotation.

This is because it's taken directly and word-for-word from a source, enclosed in quotation marks and cited. It's very direct and precise, hence 'direct quotation'. And since it was cited, it was not stolen or plagiarized.