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1. True or False: The Norton Anthology of English Literature is an acceptable means for learning the correct way to cite sources.
False
True

2. A controversial idea, such as women are better disciplinarians than men, must be cited in your paper.
False
True

3. True or False: Every student at the University of Alabama reads and signs the Academic Honor Code during registration.
True
False

4. What is the correct citation for this book?: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Published by Harper Collins in New York in 2000.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. New York: Harper Collins, 2000.
Harper Collins, New York, 2000. Hurston, Zora Neale: Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Their Eyes Were Watching God. Zora Neale Hurston. Harper Collins, New York: 2000.
Zora Neale Hurston Harper Collins, New York. Their Eyes Were Watching God. (2000)

5. True or False: It's plagiarism if you find a paper on the internet and turn it in as your own.
True
False

6. Quoting is:
using a passage from a source but putting it in your own words.
using the main idea from a source but putting it in your own words.
using a source, word for word, in your paper.
 
     
 

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