ENGL1101-Composition and Rhetoric - Avoiding Plagiarism Quiz

Copying anything from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work is considered plagiarism. A) True B) False

A) True

Any information that is available in electronic form is free for me to use in any way I desire. A) True B) False

B) False

Copyright laws do not apply to information found on the Internet/Web. A) True B) False

B) False

I do not have to cite the source of numerical data or graphs because it is common knowledge. A) True B) False

B) False

If I find a newspaper article on the Internet/Web, I can use it in my work without reference because it is in an electronic form. A) True B) False

B) False

If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don't have to cite it because it is not written. A) True B) False

B) False

It is next to impossible for someone to prove that information I used in a class assignment came from somewhere on the Internet/Web. A) True B) False

B) False

Using something I find on the Internet/Web for a class assignment is always okay. A) True B) False

B) False

If I download a graphic without the author's permission, it is a violation of copyright even if I cite the source. A) True B) False

A) True

If I use information from the Internet/Web without citing the reference in class assignments, I will be penalized. A) True B) False

A) True

It is actually getting very easy for someone else to do an electronic search to find the sources of information I used from the Internet/Web? A) True B) False

A) True

Many students commit plagiarism because they are too busy or do not think their work is good enough to do well. A) True B) False

A) True

Penn State has information on the Internet/Web that can help me understand how to avoid plagiarism. A) True B) False

A) True

Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work. A) True B) False

A) True

Taking small bits of information from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work or to complete an assignment is plagiarism. A) True B) False

A) True

There are Internet/Web sites that my instructor can use to search for sources of information I used in a class assignment. A) True B) False

A) True

Using information from the Internet/Web without properly citing the source of the information is cheating. A) True B) False

A) True

Using information from the Internet/Web without properly documenting the source is not only cheating, it is illegal and is the same as stealing. A) True B) False

A) True

Information on the Internet/Web is free for me to use any way I want. A) True B) False

B) False

It is impossible for someone else to find the source of something that I have taken from the Internet/Web and used as my own work. A) True B) False

B) False