The Four Factors of Fair Use Lesson Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Factors of Fair Use?

• Amount

• Nature

• Purpose

• Standard

• Effect

Which of the following situations is least likely to be fair use?

• A teacher using a photograph in a presentation to his class.

• A journalist using a video clip in a news story.

• A late-night comedian using a photo as part of a political joke.

• A sports fan using a team logo to make his own souvenirs to sell.

Jason likes to create digital artwork and share it on his social media. To get more people to check out his profile, he started posting other peoples' images without including the original creators' names. Are Jason's actions an example of fair use?

• No. You can't share others' images on social media.

• Yes. Jason is only changing the pictures he created.

• No. Jason needs to cite other people's images and give the creators credit.

• Yes. Jason is not changing other people's work.

Alicia and James are working on a project together. They have to make a video about their community. They found a short video someone made of their neighborhood using a drone. They want to use the full video and record their voices over it. What advice would you give Alicia and James?

• Make sure they include some background music to make it interesting.

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• Use only a small clip or get permission from the creator to use the entire video.

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• Make it their own by editing the video to be in black and white.

How confident do you feel in understanding the four factors of fair use?

• ​​​​​​​I feel very confident.

• I feel somewhat confident.

• I do not feel confident.

Do you need to cite a source when paraphrasing information using your own words?

• Only if the author asked to be cited.

• It depends on how much paraphrasing you do.

• No, never.

• Yes, always.

Which of the following is NOT a question to ask yourself for determining if you need to cite a source?

• How do I know this?

• Does this sound like it came from me?

• Am I presenting this information as a fact?

• When I type this information into a search engine, did I find sources who published this?

What does it mean to plagiarize?

• To steal or pass off the ideas or words of another as your own.

• To pretend to know things that you don't really know.

• To attribute a comment to someone that they never actually said.

• To make up information and pretend it is true.

When checking for plagiarism, what is the purpose of searching a piece of information in a search engine?

• To confirm that the information is accurate.

• To make sure you are presenting the sourced material word for word.

• To find the sources which published the information you are using.

• Search engines are not useful in checking for plagiarism.

Plagiarism is...

• never acceptable in any form.

• acceptable when it is intentional.

• acceptable when it is unintentional.

• acceptable if the source gave you permission.