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Copyright and Fair Use

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is plagarism?

a)

Being able to cheat without people knowing.

b)

Being honest and responsible as a student.

c)

Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

d)

Explaining an idea using different words.

2.

What is cheating?

a)

Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

b)

Copying from others, including students, friends and websites.

c)

Even when students have permission to work together, their assignments should display their own ideas, wording, and style of writing.

d)

Looking at someone's paper because you can.

3.

What are the consequences for plagiarism and/or cheating?

a)

The consequences on assignment will result in a 0 grade and parents/administration will be notified.

b)

The consequences on assignment will be minor.

c)

There are no consequences because I will never ever get caught.

d)

The consequences on assignment will result in the same grade, but my parents will be called.

4.

What is paraphrasing?

a)

Explaining an idea using different words.

b)

Even when students have permission to work together, their assignments should display their own ideas, wording, and style of writing.

c)

Working cooperatively with others on a common goal with shared information.

d)

Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

5.

When students work together, should they turn-in identical work?

a)

Yes, because you are explaining an idea using different words.

b)

No. Even when students have permission to work together, their assignments should display their own ideas, wording, and style of writing.

c)

Yes, they can copy from others, including students, friends and websites.

d)

No, because it is an an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person.

6.

What is collaboration?

a)

Explaining an idea using different words.

b)

Copying from others, including students, friends and websites.

c)

Working cooperatively with others on a common goal with shared information.

d)

Using an idea or phrasing of an idea from another source or person without proper acknowledgment.

7.

Cheating is ________ to you and your friends.

a)

easy

b)

hard

c)

unfair

d)

fair

8.

Cheating can get you in _______ trouble.

a)

none

b)

little

c)

some

d)

serious

9.

Cheating is the same as ______.

a)

plagarism

b)

cheating

c)

lying

d)

failing

10.

__________ allows people to make copies and use portions of copyrighted material.

a)

Fair use

b)

Copyright

c)

Common culture

d)

Privacy Laws

11.

When copyright expires it becomes _____

a)

free

b)

extinct

c)

vintage

d)

public domain

12.

What is copyright infringement?

a)

Works that contains no originality.

b)

Anyone who exploits any of the exclusive rights of copyright.

c)

Stealing and lying about using someone else's work and claiming it as your own.

d)

Works by the US Government.

13.

A clear way to define copyright of your creative work so people know how it can be used.

a)

Works cited

b)

Tell the person

c)

Privacy

d)

Read the law

14.

Under the current laws, copyright protection starts from the moment of creation of the work and continues until ____ years after the death of the author or artist.

a)

80

b)

10

c)

70

d)

100