Plagiarism Quiz

True or False

Copying and pasting from the Internet can be done without citing the Internet page, because everything on the Internet is common knowledge and can be used without citation.

• True

• False

True or False

You don't have to use quotation marks when you quote an author as long as you cite the author's name at the end of the paragraph.

• True

• False

True or False

When you summarize a block of text from another work, citing the source at the end of your paper is sufficient.

• True

• False

True or False

If you quote your roommate in an interview, you don't have to cite him/her or use quotation marks.

• True

• False

True or False

You don't have to cite famous proverbs because they're common knowledge.

• True

• False

True or False

If you borrow someone's idea and use it in a paper, you don't have to cite it.

• True

• False

True or False

Using a few phrases from an article and mixing them in with your own words is not plagiarism.

• True

• False

True or False

Song lyrics don't have to be cited.

• True

• False

True or False

The date for George Washington's birthday is common knowledge which means you don't have to cite the source in which you found it.

• True

• False

True or False

A works cited page is also known as a reference page or a bilbiography.

• True

• False