Plagiarism

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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 a sign of shoddy quizmaking It's unfair to the real authors All of these It can be illegal

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