Plagiarism-not A Laughing Matter!
Quiz on the various aspects of plagiarism.
- 1.There are _____ different types of plagiarism.
- A.
11
- B.
12
- C.
15
- D.
8
- 2.When note taking, make sure to
- A.
Write each quote word for word.
- B.
Summarize everything. Do not use any direct quotes.
- C.
Summarize whenever possible, note what source the notes come from, and if use quotes, notate it in some way.
- D.
Mark thoughts you have by notating they are your thoughts
- 3.What is the maximum percentage of quotations that should be used in a paper?
- A.
15%
- B.
10%
- C.
20%
- D.
5%
- 4.When quoting from a source, the quote is
- A.
Surrounded by quotation marks.
- B.
Followed by parentheses filled with author and date.
- C.
Surrounded by quotation marks and followed by parentheses with author and date.
- D.
Followed by a footnote.
- 5.Common knowledge
- A.
Should be properly cited with quotation marks.
- B.
Should be surrounded by quotation marks but do not need to be cited.
- C.
Followed by a footnote.
- D.
Does not need to be cited.
- 6.Plagiarism
- A.
Only occurs when citing from books.
- B.
Can occur when citing from books and the internet.
- C.
Can occur when citing from books, internet, and music.
- D.
Can occur when citing from books, internet, and another’s ideas.
- 7.What is plagiarism?
- A.
Plagiarism is stealing and lying.
- B.
Plagiarism is borrowing someone else’s work.
- C.
Plagiarism is citing sources in a research paper.
- D.
Plagiarism is paraphrasing.
- 8.Which is NOT a way to prevent plagiarism?
- A.
Recognize why plagiarism occurs.
- B.
Realize plagiarism is a common problem.
- C.
Know the different types of plagiarism.
- D.
Utilize plagiarism prevention techniques every time you write a paper.
- 9.What is Troy University College of Education’s definition of plagiarism?
- A.
Directly quoting a source with using appropriate APA or MLA style.
- B.
Rephrasing another author’s words with appropriate citation.
- C.
Submitting another author’s or student’s writing as one’s own.
- D.
Two consecutive words that are not common professional language used from another source without quotation.
- 10.What is the punishment for plagiarizing for the first time in the College of Education?
- A.
Student will be given a second chance, but will be on probation.
- B.
Students will be expelled with no chance to request consideration by the Student Services Conduct Board.
- C.
Nothing will happen. No one checks for plagiarism in the Education department.
- D.
Students will be subject to disciplinary actions as outlined in the Oracle for Academic Misconduct and violation of the Honor Code.
- 11.While enrolled at Troy University, a student
- A.
Relinquishes rights
- B.
Escapes responsibilities of local, state and federal laws.
- C.
Escapes responsibilities of local, state and federal regulations
- D.
Neither relinquishes rights nor escapes responsibilities of local, state and federal laws
- 12.The maximum punishment for plagiarism is
- A.
Suspension
- B.
Probation
- C.
Expulsion
- D.
Warning
- 13.Who has the right to file a complaint against a student for plagiarism?
- A.
Any member of the University community
- B.
Faculty and administration
- C.
Students
- D.
Teachers only
- 14.Students charged with a plagiarism violation
- A.
Will be failed by the teacher and brought to the department head.
- B.
Will be immediately punished by the teacher.
- C.
Will receive a fair and reasonable hearing before a conduct board or administrative officer
- D.
Will receive a fair and reasonable hearing before a jury of peers.
- 15.Notification to appear for meeting with a Student Conduct Officer will be through
- A.
Mail
- B.
Class notification through an instructor
- C.
Email
- D.
All of the above
- 16.Failure to respond to a summons will
- A.
Result in the hearing being held without the student's attendance and action based on facts presented.
- B.
Result in a second summons, which if not taken advantage of will be seen as confession of guilt
- C.
Result in the belief the student is guilty and penalty will be given.
- D.
Result in student not being able to register for more classes.
- 17.Student withdrawal from the University or particular course
- A.
Absolves the student from disciplinary responsibility
- B.
Absolves the student from some of the disciplinary responsibility
- C.
Absolves the student from disciplinary responsibility, but a mention will be made in student's file
- D.
Does not absolve the student from disciplinary responsibility
- 18.An appeal can be made by any party within _________ days of the decision.
- A.
8
- B.
5
- C.
2
- D.
10
- 19.A bibliography is
- A.
A list of all the possible sources you could have used in your work
- B.
A list of some of the sources you have used in your work
- C.
A list of all the sources you have used in your work.
- D.
A list of all the sources you have used in your work with a brief description of content
- 20.Why should students cite sources?
- A.
Gives credit to original authors.
- B.
Makes your work look more important
- C.
Proof you did research.
- D.
Shows you are not plagiarizing.
- 21.A Psychological Record survey found that _____ of college students have plagiarized written material.
- A.
56%
- B.
36%
- C.
26%
- D.
86%
- 22.Which is NOT a type of Sources Not Cited plagiarism?
- A.
The Potluck Paper
- B.
The Self-Stealer
- C.
The Too-Perfect Paraphrase
- D.
The Ghost Writer
- 23.What do you need to cite an image?
- A.
Nothing, you do not cite images.
- B.
Title of image and url.
- C.
Title of image, label, and url.
- D.
Label and url.
- 24.What website can assist with properly citing sources?
- A.
Http://citesources.com
- B.
Http://citationmachine.net/
- C.
Http://avoidplagiarism.net
- D.
Http://sonofcitation.com
- 25.Plagiarism is plagiarism whether it is done intentionally or not.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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