Question 1

What is the best definition for copyright?

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The legal right to use an original piece of work.

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When you copy a book or website word-for-word and pretend it is your own thinking.

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When a person uses someone else’s work and then sells it for money.

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The right to copy anyone’s music, pictures, words, artwork, etc.

Question 2

Which of the following is a creative work that is protected by copyright law?

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A picture you took while you were on vacation

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An idea for a new invention

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The name of your pet

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A list of all zip codes in the U.S.

Question 3

If one of your sources does not have an author listed, what should you do?

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Leave the author's name out of your citation.

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Pretend that you wrote the information and cite nothing.

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Don't cite the source in your bibliography.

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Invent a name for the author of the source.

Question 4

What MUST be included in an MLA8 Internet citation?

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The URL or web address

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The name of your Internet server

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The location of the computer from which you accessed the page

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The e-mail address of the author

Question 5

What is the best definition of plagiarism?

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Using another person's words or ideas without giving them credit.

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The legal right to make copies of an original work you created.

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Making a bibliography of all of the resources you used for your research.

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Using only a small amount of a creative work in your project.

Question 6

Who does copyright protect?

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Copyright protects the creator of a creative work.

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Copyright protects the user of a creative work.

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Copyright protects the copier of a creative work.

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Copyright protects the buyer of a creative work.

Question 7

When do you own the copyright for something you created?

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You own the copyright once you create it.

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You own the copyright as soon as you sell it.

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You own the copyright  the minute you sign legal papers that say you own it.

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You own the copyright as soon as you have the idea for it.

Question 8

If you use information from a website for your research project, which of the following is true?

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You can use the information from the website as long as you cite it properly.

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You can copy and paste the text, but not the images into your project.

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You don't have to cite your source if you use quotation marks around what you copied.

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You should never use information you find online.

Question 9

When a creative work enters the PUBLIC DOMAIN, then

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anyone can use it

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anyone must pay for it before it can be used

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anyone must get permission from the creator to use it

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it cannot be used

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism?

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omitting quotation marks around a quote

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paraphrasing the author of a published book and citing your source

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citing an online resource when you write a research paper

Question 11

How might you classify copying and pasting a paragraph from a website into a school assignment? Choose the best answer.

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cheating

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borrowing

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giving

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paraphrasing

Question 12

Identify the title in this citation:

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Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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2014

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Work Cited

Question 13

Identify the publisher in this citation:

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World.

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2014

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Jenkins, Steve

Question 14

Identify the author in this citation:

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Jenkins, Steve

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

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Eye to Eye: How Animals See the World.

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Work Cited

Question 15

When is it okay to use someone else's work?

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When it's Fair Use or Public Domain

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When you are friends

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When you need information

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