GEN103 Information Literacy
Week 2 Quiz
Question 1
Jackie is writing a research paper for a history class. She carefully reads over an important, four-paragraph section of a scholarly article. Then she summarizes the author’s point in two sentences, puts an in-text citation after it and the reference for the article at the end of her paper. This is,
copy and paste plagiarism
not plagiarism. Jackie put the information into her own words and then correctly cited and referenced the source.
find and replace plagiarism
fabrication
Question 2
Which of these sources belong on your reference list?
Sources that your read but did not actually use in your paper or discussion board post.
Sources that you quoted in your paper or discussion board post.
Sources that you summarized or paraphrased in your discussion board post.
both b and c.
Question 3
In-text citations are optional for which of these
summarized information
paraphrased information
quoted information
none, citations are required for all of these
Question 4
Buying a paper and then submitting it as your own is
okay as long as it is special ordered and only you get a copy
fine if you pay a lot of money for it
not a problem if you get the paper from a credible source
plagiarism and never acceptable
Question 5
What is wrong with this reference:
Magee, Elaine. (n.d.). How food affects your moods. WebMD. Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/how-food-affects-your-moods#1 (Links to an external site.)
nothing. It is correct.
The author’s first name should not be there, only her first initial should be included.
The name of the article should not be there.
The name of the article/web page is missing.
Question 6
Submitting another student’s work as your own is,
okay if the other students agrees to let you use it
acceptable only if the other student is your spouse
not a problem if the other students does not attend Ashford University
a form of plagiarism and never acceptable
Question 7
Jennifer finished writing her discussion board post for the week and is ready to post it when she realizes that she forgot to use one of the required resources. She is exhausted and has to get up early in the morning for work so she decides to stick the in-text citation for the source she forgot at the end of one of her paragraphs and put the reference for the source with the other references at the bottom of her post. This is,
completely understandable. Sometimes, we are all short of time, exhausted and take shortcuts. It’s not a big deal.
not an issue because her instructor probably won’t notice that she didn’t actually use information from that source in her discussion board post.
an example of plagiarism (fabrication) because she has indicated that she used a source in her post that she didn’t use.
a good time saving method
Question 8
Making up a source or information in your paper is
just a minor offense and not really plagiarism
the best way to meet all of the requirements of an assignment
plagiarism, which is a serious academic offense
an acceptable way to make your instructor think that you put more work into your paper than you did
Question 9
What is wrong with this reference:
Luce, A., Jackson, D., & Thorsen, E. (2017). Citizen journalism at the margins. 11(2/3), 266–284. doi:10.1080/17512786.2016.1222883.
nothing. It is correct.
The authors’ names should be written out.
The year of publication should be after the article title.
The name of the journal is missing.
Question 10
Submitting material that you find online, like a paper, discussion board post, or answer for a quiz, is,
plagiarism and not acceptable fine because
the best way to get your work done quickly
the best way to learn a lot from your classes
fine because it’s freely available
Question 11
What is wrong with this citation: (James Wilson, 2002).
The author’s first initial should be there
The title of the work should be included
The author’s first name should not be there.
nothing
Question 12
This is an example of common knowledge: There are fifty states in the United States.
True
False
Question 13
What is wrong with this citation: (Herring, The American Century and beyond: U.S. foreign relations, 1893-2014, 2017).
The author’s first name should be there
The title of the work should not be there
The title of the work should be underlined, not italicized
nothing
Question 14
Eliza became ill with the flu early in the class. Although she recovered from the illness and caught on up on all of the work that she missed, she rushed through the work and didn’t really understand all of the material. As she tried to complete the week 5 final paper, she became more and more frustrated so she Googled the assignment and found a number of websites that post other students’ final papers. In her exasperation, she copied another student’s final paper and turned it in as her own. This is,
not plagiarism because Eliza didn’t really understand the course material.
a type of plagiarism called improper citation.
a type of plagiarism called copy and paste plagiarism.
a type of plagiarism called purchasing.
Question 15
Plagiarism is using someone else’s words, ideas, or material without giving appropriate credit to the originator of those words, ideas, or material.
True
False
Question 16
Geneva is working on her annotated bibliography. While writing her annotations, she copies and pastes material from the sources. Then, she changes a few words here and there so that they are not an exact match. This is,
not plagiarism because Geneva has changed the words and it is not an exact match.
an example of find and replace plagiarism and it is not acceptable.
what pretty much everyone does when writing assignments.
a good way to make sure that you get the author’s exact meaning.
Question 17
Jessica found a source on the internet that perfectly fits what she needs for a paper so she copies and pastes a few paragraphs into her paper, then changes a few words here and there so that it doesn’t match exactly, and then cites the source. This is,
an example of find and replace plagiarism
good way to make sure that she has quality information
an easy way to be certain that her paper is well-written and grammatically correct
perfectly acceptable because she changed a few words and she cited the source
Question 18
You must always include an in-text citation and a reference for what kind of information?
paraphrased information
summarized information
quoted information
all of these.
Question 19
Plagiarism is
no big deal
a minor error that might cost you a few points on your assignment
only something that professional writers are worried about
a serious academic offense that can result in you getting a zero on the assignment, failing the course, and being expelled from the university.
Question 20
Read the following excerpt. What is wrong with the in-text citations?
Conflicts of interest can also arise when there is collaboration. Joint authorship, the relative placement of authors’ names, co-authored or multi-authored articles, and other issues relating to group authorship can involve “unwarranted and unwanted authorial attribution for personal gain” (Hauptmann, 2008, p. 137). Researcher and author collaboration can also result in misunderstandings about first authorship, responsibility for mistakes or errors once a manuscript is published, and other ethical dilemmas.
nothing. The in-text citation is correct.
The page number should not be included.
The author’s first initial should be included.
The title of the book or article should be included.