Test
Your Understanding of Plagiarism
The following
quiz tests your understanding of what is and what is
not considered to be plagiarism. At the top of the
quiz, an exerpt from a textbook is given. In the questions
below, the student has written several short paragraphs
using the information presented in the textbook excerpt.
It is your job to decide if the information has been
used correctly or if (and why) it is an example of
plagiarism; chose the answer you think is correct and
click on the word "select" beside your answer.
A response will pop up, telling you whether you were
right or wrong and explaining why.
Original source:
Bacterial
diseases are a continuing threat. Their general decline
over the past century is probably due more to public
health policies and education than to “wonder
drugs”. A case in point is Lyme disease, currently
the most widespread pest-carried disease in the United
States.
From:
Campbell, N. A. and J.B. Reece. 2002. Biology,
6th ed. Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco,
CA.
Congratulations! You have finished
the quiz!
