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Plagiarism

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Quizmaker Tune-Ups : Plagiarism

Introduction:
"Plagiarism is the copying of material from an author's works without proper attribution. Quizzyland cannot accept plagiarized quizzes. Do you know how to avoid plagiarism? Identify whether each situation is an example of plagiarism."


1. You copy a quote directly from a book and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz without quotation marks or attribution. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


2. You copy a long quote directly from a web site and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz without quotation marks or attribution. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


3. You copy just one sentence directly from a web site and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz without quotation marks or attribution. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


4. You copy a long quote from a web site into your Interesting Info. Then you change a few words from the quote, substituting synonyms, and change the order of some of the sentences. You don't use quote marks or cite the website. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


5. You copy a quote directly from a book and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz with quote marks and attribution. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


6. You use a direct quote from a website in your quiz. You cite the website but don't use quotation marks around the quote. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


7. You find some material on a website and use it as an idea for a quiz. The material just inspires you, you don't use any material directly from the page. You write your quiz entirely in your own words, and use no direct quotes from the original site. You don't cite your source. Is this plagiarism?
    Yes
    No


8. Why is plagiarism a problem for Quizzyland?
    It's unfair to the real authors
    All of these
    It can be illegal
    It's a sign of shoddy quizmaking


9. What should you do if you find an incidence of plagiarism in a quiz?
    Send a correction notice
    Mention it in the Forums
    Send a note to the quizmaker
    Nothing


10. Repeated incidences of plagiarism can lead to suspension of your Quizzyland account.
    True
    False


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