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Question #1

Quoting too much of an source, while not considered plagiarism, can still be a problem.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #2

Here is a passage from the article “Martin’s Minds Focus on Future” by Amber Stearns of Nuvo Magazine:
The majority of Historically Black Colleges and Universities were founded and established in the mid-to-late 1800s at a time when freed slaves were hungry to learn.
Which of the following passages uses this source material without plagiarizing?

A Most black colleges were founded to help freed slaves learn.

B Freed slaves made up most of the original student bodies of black universities like Martin (Stearns).

C According to an article on Martin University by Amber Stearns, the majority of black colleges were founded in the middle 1800s when recently freed slaves were hungry for knowledge (Stearns).

D Most black colleges came into being after the emancipation of the slaves (Stearns).

Question #3

If you are summarizing an article, and not paraphrasing or quoting it, then you do not need to cite the article.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #4

Here is a passage from a New York Times article:
The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants.
A student reads this source and then writes the following:
According to the New York Times, Trump’s administration is getting ready to redirect resources of the civil rights division to investigate and sue universities over affirmative action policies.
Has this student committed plagiarism? Choose the right answer AND the right justification for your answer below.

A Yes, because, although the student cited the source of the information, they did not use quotation marks around the many words and phrases they took from the source.

B No, because the student made enough changes to the original; for example, changing “preparing” to “getting ready.”

C Yes, because the “According to” reference isn’t specific enough to show which source the student got this information from.

D No, because they cited the source by saying, “According to the New York Times.”

Question #5

What is patchwriting?

A Patching together many different ideas you have without including meaningful transitions

B Paraphrasing too closely

C Cutting and pasting from various sources

D None of the above

Question #6

Imagine that it’s late and you’re rushing to finish an essay. You got most of your info from Wikipedia and Yahoo Answers, but naturally you don’t want to admit that. Instead, you invent some fancy-sounding names and pretend to be quoting experts. What type of violation is this?

A Fabrication, falsification and misrepresentation

B Multiple submission

C Blatant borrowing

D Deliberate plagiarism

Question #7

Unlike deliberate plagiarism, ___________________ can happen accidentally–for example, if a student doesn’t cite carefully.

A Definite plagiarism

B Multiple submission

C Fabrication, falsification and misrepresentation

D Blatant borrowing

Question #8

You’ve done a ton of original research for a statistics project, but you just can’t prove your hypothesis that the majority of college students adore Katy Perry. Rather than admit that only .9% of students can tolerate KP, you move the decimal point and declare that 90% of students are Katycats. This is an example of:

A Blatant borrowing

B Fabrication, falsification and misrepresentation

C Plagiarism

D Multiple submission

Question #9

Which is not a possible consequence for plagiarizing?

A Having to do community service

B Being suspended

C Having your diploma withheld

D Having your grade for the course lowered

E Having your degree revoked

F Being reprimanded

Question #10

Imagine that your instructor asks you to write a persuasive essay. You’re lucky enough to have done this exact assignment in high school, so instead of writing a new essay, you just slightly revise the old one. Would this be considered plagiarism?

A No, because you are using your own work.

B No, because essays can’t be plagiarized.

C Yes, because you didn’t write new, original content for the assignment.

D Yes, because you have an unfair advantage over your classmates.

Question #11

Both paraphrased and summarized data must be given credit through in-text citations and bibliographic citations/works cited.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #12

Which answer best defines plagiarism?

A Plagiarism is when you intentionally steal words or information from another source; it doesn’t apply to situations in which a writer forgets to give credit or accidentally steals material from a source.

B Plagiarism means using information from a source without giving credit, though it does not apply to using another author’s words.

C Plagiarism means presenting another author’s words as your own, though it does not apply to using information gotten from a source, since that information could have come from a number of other sources.

D Plagiarism means using information, words, or any other material from a source in your writing without giving the source adequate credit.

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