Chapter 22 — Quiz
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Multiple choice
1. Plagiarism includes: - A) only word-for-word copying - B) copying, paraphrasing without citation, using ideas without credit, and more - C) only buying essays - D) nothing if you change a few words
2. If you paraphrase a source in your own words, you must: - A) do nothing — it's yours now - B) still cite the source (the idea belongs to the author) - C) only cite if you quote exactly - D) thank the author verbally
3. "Self-plagiarism" means: - A) criticizing yourself - B) reusing your own previously submitted work without permission - C) writing alone - D) citing yourself
4. The West treats plagiarism so seriously because of: - A) random tradition - B) individualism — ideas/words are individual property, and originality is core - C) laziness - D) lack of trust in technology
5. Whether collaboration is allowed on an assignment is determined by: - A) you - B) the syllabus/assignment rules (and ask if unsure) - C) your classmates - D) it's always allowed
6. Using AI to write your essay is: - A) always allowed - B) often prohibited/restricted — check each course's policy - C) always banned everywhere - D) the same as citing
7. Consequences of academic dishonesty can include: - A) nothing - B) zero on the assignment, course failure, probation, expulsion (and visa loss for international students) - C) a small fine only - D) extra credit
8. "Common knowledge" (e.g., water boils at 100°C): - A) must always be cited - B) generally doesn't need citation - C) is plagiarism - D) requires quotation marks
9. Across the Western world, academic-integrity rules are: - A) very different everywhere - B) broadly similar and seriously enforced (some, like UK/Australia, very strict) - C) ignored - D) optional
10. A caveat from the Honesty Box is that enforcement can: - A) be perfectly fair - B) fall harder on international/non-native-English students (so cite extra-carefully) - C) never affect foreigners - D) be skipped for newcomers
11. (new) The single most common accidental plagiarism is: - A) buying an essay - B) paraphrasing a source without citing it - C) citing too much - D) using common knowledge
12. (new) If you're wrongly worried a task's collaboration rules are unclear, the best move is to: - A) guess and hope - B) ask the professor "is this individual or collaborative?" - C) copy a classmate - D) skip the assignment
True / False
13. Changing the words of a source removes the need to cite it. (True / False)
14. You can reuse your own old essay for a new class without telling anyone. (True / False)
15. When unsure whether collaboration is allowed, you should ask the professor. (True / False)
16. Understanding that your home norm was "respect, not cheating" changes the rule you must follow here. (True / False)
17. (new) Using a cited source to support your own argument is both honest and a higher-grade approach. (True / False)
Short answer
18. What is the single most common way international students accidentally plagiarize?
19. List three concrete ways to protect yourself from plagiarism.
20. Explain the Culture Bridge: how can "using a master's words" be respect in one culture and theft in another?
21. (new) If you're called to an integrity meeting and you genuinely didn't intend to cheat, what should you do?
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Answer Key
- B. 2. B. 3. B. 4. B. 5. B. 6. B. 7. B. 8. B. 9. B. 10. B. 11. B (paraphrase without citation). 12. B (ask).
- False — you must still cite the idea. 14. False — that's self-plagiarism. 15. True. 16. False — it can ease the shame but not change the rule. 17. True.
- Model: Paraphrasing a source (rewording an idea) without citing it — believing changed words make it "yours."
- Any three: cite everything not your own/common knowledge; learn your citation style; read the syllabus and ask about collaboration/AI; use plagiarism checkers; never buy/copy or reuse old work; start early; use sources as support for your own argument.
- Model: In collective-knowledge cultures, reproducing a master's words honors them and proves mastery; in the individualist West, words/ideas are individual property, so using them uncredited is theft and dishonesty — different concepts of knowledge ownership, but you must follow the local rule.
- Model: Be honest and calm, explain the cultural misunderstanding, bring your drafts and sources, and seek support from your international-student office and writing center — they can advise and sometimes advocate; honesty and help beat silence, lies, or defiance.