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1. You copy a quote directly from a book and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz without quotation marks or attribution. Is this plagiarism?
2. You copy a long quote directly from a web site and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz without quotation marks or attribution. Is this plagiarism?
3. You copy just one sentence directly from a web site and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz without quotation marks or attribution. Is this plagiarism?
4. You copy a long quote from a web site into your Interesting Info. Then you change a few words from the quote, substituting synonyms, and change the order of some of the sentences. You don't use quote marks or cite the website. Is this plagiarism?
5. You copy a quote directly from a book and use it in the Interesting Info section of a quiz with quote marks and attribution. Is this plagiarism?
6. You use a direct quote from a website in your quiz. You cite the website but don't use quotation marks around the quote. Is this plagiarism?
7. You find some material on a website and use it as an idea for a quiz. The material just inspires you, you don't use any material directly from the page. You write your quiz entirely in your own words, and use no direct quotes from the original site. You don't cite your source. Is this plagiarism?
8. Why is plagiarism a problem for Quizzyland?
9. What should you do if you find an incidence of plagiarism in a quiz?
10. Repeated incidences of plagiarism can lead to suspension of your Quizzyland account.
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