Plagiarism quiz

What is plagiarism?

• the use of another's original words or ideas

• borrowing from a source without giving credit.

• All of these

• none of these

When are you allowed to use the words or ideas of other people without giving them credit?

• once

• twice

• sometimes

• never

Running out of time and forgetting to cite your source is an acceptable excuse for plagiarism

• True

• False

Plagiarism and cheating are the same thing.

• Never

• Not really

• Sometimes

• Always

Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of due credit for their work.

• True

• False

You DO NOT need to cite sources when you use someone else's charts, drawings, or photographs.

• True

• False

If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don’t have to cite it because it is not written.

• True

• False

When you write down information about where you got the knowledge that is called " _____ing your source".

• copying

• plagiarizing

• citing

• clearing

Copying and pasting without citing the source is plagiarism.

• True

• False

If you want to use someone's exact words, you DON'T have to use quotation marks as long as you cite them.

• True - citing the source is enough documentation for a direct quote

• False - you only need quotation marks as documentation for a direct quote

• False - you need to use quotation marks AND cite the source for a direct quote