Referencing and Plagiarism Quiz

What is plagiarism?

• Using your own ideas without citation

• Claiming another person's work as your own

• Citing sources incorrectly

• Using quotes without attribution

Which of the following is an example of self-plagiarism?

• Copying text from a website

• Using your own previous work for a different class without permission

• Citing a source you did not use

• Quoting a source without quotation marks

What does APA stand for in referencing?

• Association of Professional Authors

• American Psychological Association

• American Publishing Association

• American Public Association

What should you do if you paraphrase someone’s work?

• Use your own ideas

• Do not cite it

• Always give credit to the original source

• Use quotation marks

What is an in-text citation?

• A summary of the work

• A list of references

• A citation within the text of the document

• A citation at the end of the document

How should a long quote (40 or more words) be formatted?

• With quotation marks and citation

• In italics

• As a block of text without quotation marks

• In a footnote

What is the purpose of referencing?

• To avoid plagiarism

• To reduce the credibility of your work

• To make your work longer

• To confuse the reader

Which of the following is NOT a method of in-text citation?

• Narrative method

• Numerical method

• Author-date method

• Parenthetical method

What should you do if a source does not have an author?

• Cite it by its title

• Ignore the source

• Use a pseudonym

• Cite it as anonymous

What is a DOI?

• Data Organization Index

• Document of Information

• Digital Online Identifier

• Digital Object Identifier