Plagiarism and Citing Sources: Test Your Knowledge

1) In a paper, you write that World War II ended in 1945. You must cite where you found this information.

A) True

Incorrect. This is considered common knowledge.

B) False

Correct!

2) You borrow sections of a survey instrument from the internet to conduct your own research of a human population. You must cite the source of this survey.

A) True

Correct!

B) False

Incorrect. Because you used someone else's information, you must cite your source.

3) If you reference a scholarly journal article, you should include the following information about the journal:

A) Date of publication

Incorrect. While you must include this, all of these items are necessary to your citation.

B) Author name(s)

Incorrect. While you must include this, all of these items are necessary to your citation.

C) Title of journal

Incorrect. While you must include this, all of these items are necessary to your citation.

D) All of the above

Correct!

4) Why would you include citations in a research paper?

A) To allow your instructor or colleagues to locate information you have used to support your argument

Incorrect. A and B only is the correct answer.

B) To distinguish your original ideas from those of other authors

Incorrect. A and B only is the correct answer.

C) To increase the word count of your paper

Incorrect. A and B only is the correct answer.

D) A and B only

Correct!

E) A, B, and C

Incorrect. A and B only is the correct answer.

5) If you use a photograph taken by one of your friends in a presentation, you do not need to acknowledge your friend as the creator of the image.

A) True

Incorrect. Because you did not create the image, you still must acknowledge the source.

B) False

Correct!

6) If you need help avoiding plagiarism and citing sources properly, you can receive help from:

A) Your professor

Incorrect. All of these sources, not just this one, can help you avoid plagiarism and cite your sources.

B) The Health Sciences Library

Incorrect. All of these sources, not just this one, can help you avoid plagiarism and cite your sources.

C) The online resources linked in in this tutorial

Incorrect. All of these sources, not just this one, can help you avoid plagiarism and cite your sources.

D) All of the above

Correct!

7) Plagiarism only applies to published materials. If someone verbally expresses an idea, you may incorporate the idea into your work without acknowledging the source.

A) True

Incorrect. Even if the idea is not written down, you still must acknowledge that it is someone else's.

B) False

Correct!

8) To paraphrase from a textbook, you need only change a few words and phrases.

A) True

Incorrect. To paraphrase, you must put the passage in your own words, not just make a few changes to the original source.

B) False

Correct!