quiz

1. Plagiarism is

citing all of your sources in a research project
only defined as using a direct quote from another person without giving them credit
okay
stealing someone else's words and/or ideas

2. The works cited page is

only necessary for direct quotes
not required to be in any type of format
the last page in a research paper
just extra work and not really necessary at all

3. The term public domain is used to describe

works that are not covered by copyright laws
works that you have used in your paper
works that are covered by copyright laws
the school or library that you used to do your research

4. The Fair Use Guidelines

contain four sections that only apply to teachers
contain four sections that apply to both teachers and students
contain six sections that only apply to students
contain six sections that apply to both teachers and students

5. Choose the answer that is NOT an effect of technology on plagiarism

it makes plagiarism easier
it has reduced the rate of plagiarism
it offers teachers better ways of detecting plagiarism
it offers students resources to help them cite correctly

6. If an electronic source does not offer all of the necessary information for documentation you should

choose another source
leave it off the works cited page
list it at the bottom of the works cited page with title only
include everything it does offer in the correct format

7. The DMCA is the

Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Digital Master Copyright Act
Degree of Mastery in Copying Act
Digital Millennium Coping Act

8. Choose the correctly formatted paranthetical citation

Despite the common misconception, dolphins are actually mammals. (Bryant 94)
Despite the common misconception, dolphins are actually mammals (Bryant, 94).
Despite the common misconception, dolphins are actually mammals (Bryant 94).
Despite the common misconception, dolphins are actually mammals (Bryant, pg. 94).

9. Which of the following should a works cited page NOT be

alphabetical order
double-spaced
inclusive of ALL sources cited in the paper
numbered

10. One good way to avoid plagiarism is to

understand what plagiarism is and why it is wrong
cite EVERYTHING in your paper
do NO research when writing a paper
ignore it and write whatever you want