Plagiarism Overview Quiz

What is plagiarism?

• Using someone else's ideas or words without giving them proper credit

• Writing your own ideas in a paper

• Citing all sources correctly

• Creating original content

What can be a consequence of plagiarism for a student?

• Receiving a scholarship

• Getting a job offer

• Failing grades on assignments or classes

• Promotion

Which of the following is an example of unintentional plagiarism?

• Forgetting to include a source in a bibliography

• Buying a paper online

• Copying and pasting text without citation

• Using another writer’s ideas as your own

What is a potential consequence of plagiarism for a researcher?

• Loss of credibility

• Getting a promotion

• Receiving a grant

• Winning an award

Why is it important to understand plagiarism?

• It is a victimless crime

• It can hurt someone, including yourself

• It is encouraged in academia

• It is not taken seriously

What should you do to avoid plagiarism?

• Use someone else's work without citation

• Ignore the need for citations

• Attribute other people’s words and ideas to their appropriate source

• Copy text directly from a source

What is a challenge students face in American academic writing?

• Developing a topic based on what has already been said and written but writing something new and original

• Not needing to cite sources

• Only using their own ideas

• Ignoring previous research

What is the purpose of the Purdue OWL resource on plagiarism?

• To provide legal advice

• To encourage plagiarism

• To help develop strategies for avoiding accidental plagiarism

• To provide official university policy

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• Plagiarism

• Periodical

• Research

• Sight

Plagiarism is

• a popular, legal activity

• an act of fraud

• all of these

• none of these