Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Quiz

You're conducting research for a paper and come across a fascinating article that perfectly supports your argument. You copy and paste large sections of the article into your paper, but you acknowledge the source (i.e. cite the source). Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, even with citations, copying large sections is plagiarism.

• No, as long as you cited the source, it's not plagiarism.

• It depends on the length of the copied sections.

You're writing a paper and paraphrasing a sentence from a book you read. You accidentally forget to include the in-text citation. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, even if it was an accident.

• No, as long as you cited the source in your bibliography.

• It depends on the importance of the paraphrased sentence.

Your friend offers to write your essay for you in exchange for money. You agree and submit the essay as your own work. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, this is a clear case of plagiarism.

• No, as long as you paid for the essay.

• It depends on the school's policies.

You're taking two classes that have similar topics. You decide to submit the same paper for both classes, with minor modifications. Is this considered plagiarism?

• Yes, this is considered self-plagiarism.

• No, as long as you wrote the paper yourself.

• It depends on the instructors' policies.

You're struggling to paraphrase a complex idea from a textbook. To make it easier, you use a few key phrases from the original text but change the sentence structure. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, even if you changed the sentence structure.

• No, as long as you cited the source.

• It depends on how much of the original text you used.

You're working on a group project, and everyone contributes ideas. When you submit the final paper, you realize that some of your classmates' ideas are very similar to those you found in a research article. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, if you didn't cite the research article.

• No, as long as everyone contributed to the ideas.

• It depends on how closely the ideas match the article.

You're writing a paper and include a quote without including the quotation marks or a citation. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, even if it was an accident.

• No, as long as you cited the source elsewhere in the paper.

• It depends on the length of the quote.

You submit your paper to Turnitin, a plagiarism detection software, and it flags a high similarity score. Upon investigation, you realize that the flagged section is a direct quote that you forgot to enclose in quotation marks. What should you do?

• Ignore the flagged section and submit the paper as is.

• Revise the paper to remove the flagged section.

• Explain the situation to your instructor and provide evidence of the quote's source.

You are writing a research paper and use a diagram from a source without permission, but you include a citation. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, using the diagram without permission is plagiarism.

• No, as long as you cited the source, it's not plagiarism.

• It depends on the copyright status of the diagram.

You find a peer's paper online and use some of their ideas in your own work without citation. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, using someone else's ideas without citation is plagiarism.

• No, as long as you rephrase the ideas.

• It depends on how similar your ideas are to theirs.