Quiz for Chapter Eleven
Student Self-Grading Multiple Choice
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1. ________ often alerts instructors and professors to possible plagiarism.
a) Internet sources
b) Shifts in tone
c) Run-on sentences
d) Signal verbs
Answer: b (Page 195)
2. Which of the following constitute plagiarism?
a) Not using quotations around a direct quotation
b) Failing to cite a paraphrase
c) Failing to cite an idea
d) All the above
e) a and b only
Answer: d (page 195)
3. Which of the following MUST be cited in an essay?
a) General knowledge
b) Direct quotations
c) All of the above
d) None of the above
Answer: b (page 196)
4. Secondary sources may be ________.
a) summarized
b) paraphrased
c) cited directly
d) All of the above
Answer: d (197)
5. When integrating sources into an essay, the writer should ________.
a) choose only one method
b) choose two methods
c) use a variety of methods
d) A writer should never integrate information into an essay!
Answer: c (197)
6. When writing a research essay, a writer should ________.
a) never use direct quotations
b) use direct quotations
c) All of the above
d) None of the above
Answer: b (198)
7. A mixed-format essay consists of the use of ________.
a) paraphrasing
b) direct quotations
c) case studies
d) a and b only
e) a and c only
Answer: d (199)
8. Signal phrases contain ________.
a) the source’s name
b) a signal verb
c) the source’s date of birth
d) a and b only
e) a and c only
Answer: d (200)
9. A writer can indicate that text has been omitted from a direct quotation by using ________.
a) ellipses
b) brackets
c) block format
d) None of the above
Answer: a (201)
10. A writer may indicate an alteration or addition to a direct quotation by using ________.
a) ellipses
b) brackets
c) block format
d) All of the above
Answer: b (202)
Short Answer Questions
11. If a writer uses a source without proper acknowledgement, he or she is guilty of _______________.
Answer: plagiarism (page 195)
12. A writer may not need to cite information that falls under the category of _______________ knowledge.
Answer: general (page 195)
13. General knowledge often _______________ according to audience.
Answer: varies (page 197)
14. By using secondary sources, a writer can demonstrate _______________ with the source material.
Answer: familiarity (page 197)
15. A _______________ restates the meaning of a source.
Answer: paraphrase (page 198)
16. A writer should try to avoid _______________ quotations.
Answer: direct (page 198)
17. When including a direct quotation that is four or more lines in length, the writer should use _______________ format.
Answer: block (page 198)
18. To alert the reader to the beginning of a direct quotation, the writer may use a _______________ phrase.
Answer: signal (page 200)
19. To remove part of a direct quotation, the writer should use _______________.
Answer: ellipses (page 201)
20. To indicate a change in a direct quotation, the writer can use _______________.
Answer: brackets (page 202)