Avoiding plagiarism1

Exercise 4. Take the test.
1. What is plagiarism?

1. 
   not citing sources used in a paper
   
2. 
   using someone else's ideas as if they were yours
   
3. 
   stealing someone else's ideas
   
4. 
   all of the above
   

2. When you cite or document, you __________.

1. 
   are summarizing
   
2. 
   let the reader know from where you got your information
   
3. 
   are quoting
   
4. 
   are paraphrasing
   

3. In general, you must cite your sources in how many places?

1. 
   five
   
2. 
   one
   
3. 
   three
   
4. 
   two
   

4. Plagiarism is ___________.

1. 
   acceptable if you are under stress
   
2. 
   dishonest
   
3. 
   not unethical
   
4. 
   a good way to get sources
   

5. What are the two types of documentation in a paper with sources?

1. 
   in a list at the beginning and end of the paper
   
2. 
   within the paper itself and in a list at the end of the paper
   
3. 
   introduction citations and body citations
   
4. 
   within the paper itself and in a list at the beginning of the paper
   

6. What type of information does not have to be cited?

1. 
   common knowledge
   
2. 
   paraphrases
   
3. 
   quotes
   
4. 
   none of the above
   

7. When you quote, you are __________.

1. 
   analyzing what someone else said
   
2. 
   putting someone's words into your own words
   
3. 
   referring to someone's exact words
   
4. 
   using someone's exact words
   

8. Direct quotes must be __________.

1. 
   set off by dashes
   
2. 
   in quotation marks
   
3. 
   used sparingly
   
4. 
   none of the above