Plagiarism: Quiz 1

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

Plagiarism means copying words or ideas from others.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

As long as you rephrase the ideas of others so that you’re using only your own words you’re not plagiarizing.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

As long as you cite your source at the back of your paper (in the works cited section) you avoid plagiarism.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

If you plagiarize more than a few phrases you can get an F on your assignment.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

You normally don’t have to cite a source for information that is commonly known or widely accessible (e.g., John Lennon’s birthday, the number of registered passengers on the Titanic, the meaning of widely used terms like Freud’s “reality principle” or Sartre’s “bad faith”), even though you were unfamiliar with these ideas before you started your research.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

At most universities, getting caught for plagiarism multiple times can result in being kicked out of the institution.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

If a teacher accuses you of plagiarism, you can appeal your grade.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

It is possible to plagiarize if you reuse your own published works without citing them.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

Only weak students with low IQs plagiarize.

Please determine if the following statement is true or false:

Your instructor takes plagiarism personally. If you plagiarize, he/she will dislike you for the rest of the course.