PLAGIARISM QUIZ

Which sentence about quoting is NOT true?

If the original text contains bad grammar or spelling, you can correct it in your quote without indicating that you did so.

Where can you go for help with citing sources?

All of the above

Select the best definition of paraphrasing.

To restate a passage of text in your own words.

select the best definition of plagiarism:

Using another person's ideas, words, or other creative work without citing them as a source.

In class, your professor talks about a study she conducted. The results of the study have not been published, but you get permission to use the results in your paper. Do you cite the source?

Yes

Since Wikipedia articles can be written and changed by anyone and do not have an author listed, do you need to cite it as a source?

Yes

Plagiarism does NOT apply to which of the following?

it applies to all of the above

You start your persuasive essay on college football with these words adapted from Shakespeare: "Friends, students, Mavericks, lend me your ears! I come to bury football, not to praise it." Do you need to cite the original source of the quote?

No

Which sentence about citing is NOT true?

You have to cite everything you use, even common factual information like dates of World War II or the date of Napoleon's death.

Susan comes from a country whose educational culture does not emphasize the importance of citing sources. Because of this unawareness, she fails to cite major portions of her paper. When the professor charges her with plagiarism, she tells him about her country's expectations. Can Susan still get in trouble with the University?

Yes

For a marketing class, you conduct a survey of students on campus. You include the results in your paper. Do you cite the source?

No

To illustrate your paper on Hollywood entertainment, you use this well-known photo of Marilyn Monroe from Art.com. Do you cite the source?

Yes

In making a determination of plagiarism, does it matter how much of the paper is copied?

No