BSHS 322 Plagiarism Quiz

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1. Name the five correct items in the correct order as they should be found centered on the top half of each title page of every document submission.

2. How many spaces are allowed afterpunctuation, and between sentences?

3. What is the correct setting for margins:

· top _________

· bottom _________

· left side _________

· right side _________

4. A block quote must be used whenever a quote exceeds _____ words.

5. What type of line-spacing is required throughout all APA documents? _________

6. What is the correct setting for paragraph spacing, before and after the paragraph ________

7. APA documents need to be sectioned using ________________throughout the document to sort it by topic, and indicate the content in each section.

8. Place wise, where must the page be that list the sources used in your document be found, _____ and what must the heading on that page be _______

9. What is a hyperlink, what does it do, and can it be used in your citations andor sources in an APA document? _______

10. What should be found in the header of the title page? _______

11. What should be found in the header of all other pages of your document _______

12. In what order are sources to appear on the reference page? _________

13. If an article titled Men must live with woman on this earth was written in 2003 by Gloria Faye Newhouse, and published in the Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 3, Issue 4, page numbers 166 – 182, how would you cite it in the body of your document? __________

14. How would you format the source above in # 13 on the reference page? ________

15. A primary source is the author of the source you actually read. Secondary sources are authors the primary source cited in their work. If the text, Rothman and Sager, is the primary source. In the text, Rothman and Sager writes information that they got from Carlyle, which would be the secondary source. When you write in your paper about the Carlyle information, who do you cite? _____________

a. Rothman and Sager

b. Carlyle

(True or False)

16. When one is writing information that is not common knowledge, but the information is from their personal knowledge, there is no need to cite.

17. Information written that is knowledge gained from a source only has to be cited if it is quoted.

18. If there is no author, it is necessary to cite using only the date of publication.

19. As long as you provide a source at the end of your work, there is no need to cite in-line.

20. A URL (web address) for Internet sources can be used as an in-text citation

21. According to APA format, when writing a title of sources in the reference list, you should only capitalize the first letter of the first word the title, the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, and any proper nouns.

22. APA requires that at least the author’s last name and date of publication be used for citations.

23. The following is a proper APA style citation for citing a quotation: (Hanson, 1996, p. 31).

24. APA documents are to be formatted using flush-left style, leaving the right margin ragged.

25. If the information has no author, but was published by a corporation or group, the corporation or group name is used in place of the author’s name.

26. It is only necessary to citewhat you write if you are quoting.

27. If you are paraphrasing, and you are not writing word for word, and not using direct quotes or exact words from the source, you do not have to cite.

28. When one documents information in an assignment that comes from a conversation, an interview, or a lecture, it is called personal communication. Which of the following three statements below is true regarding personal communications? ____ _____

a. There must be a personal communication citations in-line in the text, but no listing of the source on the reference page.

b. There must be a personal communication citations in-line in the text, and the source has to be placed on the reference page.

c. There is to be no personal communication citations in-line in the text, not listed as a source on the reference page.

29. Bold any statement below THAT IS NOT PLAGIARISM.

a) Copying information directly from the source with only minor changes to the wording.

b) Using phrasing or sentences that are too close to the original.

c) Copying phrasing directly from a source without using a citation or quotation marks.

d) Using images, charts, or graphics from a source without a citation.

e) Providing information about the source that is not accurate.

f) Copy words without citation from a paper you had previously written

g) Paraphrase information from your previously written paper

h) Paraphrasing information taken from any source without proper citation

i) Using ideas, data, language, and/or arguments of others without acknowledgement

j) Using the citations found in the sources you read.

k) Changing only one or two words in a sentence without using quotation marks.

l) Copying information from an Internet source and using quotation marks and a citation, including page or paragraph number.

m) Using quotation marks for words copied directly from a source and including a citation with page or paragraph numbers.

30. Plagiarism consequencesare serious.

Whether accidental or intentional, plagiarism is a serious offense.

Bold any of the following that could be a consequence of committing plagiarism?

a) A failing grade for the paper.

b) A failing grade for the course.

c) Notification to appropriate college personnel.

d) A warning letter from the university.

e) A permanent notice in student records.

f) Suspension or expulsion from the university.

g) Problems being accepted at another university.