Plagiarism Quiz

This quiz is adapted from Pennsylvania State University's "Teaching and Learning With Technology Center." More information is available at their website: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cyberplag/quiz.html

Mark each statement as True or False.

True False

1. Using something I find on the Internet/Web for a class assignment is always okay.

True False

2. Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.

True False

3. I have a class this quarter that is similar to a class I had at Mt. SAC last year. It's not plagiarism if I submit the paper I wrote for that class for my class this year.

True False

4. Taking small bits of information from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work or to complete an assignment is plagiarism.

True False

5. I can quote passages from papers I find on the Internet/Web for my class assignments if I properly document where I found the information.

True False

6. If I download something from the Internet/Web and change a few words and phrase, I can use that information for class assignments without having to cite it.

True False

7. I've done about 90% of my computer programming assignment, but simply can't get the data from Table 14 to display on page 17 like it's supposed to. My friend's program works and so I get just the part of the program required to move the data over from them. This isn't plagiarism, because it's just a basic part of the program, which was covered the day I was sick.

True False

8. Information that is "common knowledge," like "The Golden Gate Bridge spans San Francisco Bay" doesn't have to be cited.

True False

9. If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don't have to cite it because it is not written

True False

10. If I am found to plagiarize something, there might be a notation on my permanent transcript which future employers, my advisors, and my parents might see.

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Answers to the Plagiarism Quiz

True False	1. Using something I find on the Internet/Web for a class assignment is always okay.
True False	2. Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.
True False	3. I have a class this quarter that is similar to a class I had at Mt. SAC last year. It's not plagiarism if I submit the paper I wrote for that class for my class this year.
True False	4. Taking small bits of information from the Internet/Web and using it as my own work or to complete an assignment is plagiarism.
True False	5. I can quote passages from papers I find on the Internet/Web for my class assignments if I properly document where I found the information.
True False	6. If I download something from the Internet/Web and change a few words and phrase, I can use that information for class assignments without having to cite it.
True False	7. I've done about 90% of my computer programming assignment, but simply can't get the data from Table 14 to display on page 17 like it's supposed to. My friend's program works and so I get just the part of the program required to move the data over from them. This isn't plagiarism, because it's just a basic part of the program, which was covered the day I was sick.
True False	8. Information that is "common knowledge," like "The Golden Gate Bridge spans San Francisco Bay" doesn't have to be cited.
True False	9. If someone said something in a lecture or on TV, I don't have to cite it because it is not written
True False	10. If I am found to plagiarize something, there might be a notation on my permanent transcript which future employers, my advisors, and my parents might see.