UVA HONOR APPLICATION UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which of the following is not a type of academic fraud?
a. false data
b. false citation
c. multiple submission
d. plagiarism
e. all of the above are types of academic
fraud
Answer:
e. all of the above are types of academic fraud
Question:
2. The criteria used to judge an Honor of-fense are:
A. Act, Intent and Significance
B. Past outcomes of similar cases
C. Act, Knowledge and Significance
D. Criteria are determined by the jury on
a case-by-case basis.
E. Intent, Knowledge and Significance
Answer:
C. Act, Knowledge and Significance
Question:
3. In the life of a case, when does the stu-dent have the choice to submit an In-formed Retraction?
A. Directly after the accusation.
B. Just before the case goes to I-Panel.
C. After pre-hearing.
D. Before the report if the student is
unaware he/she is under suspicion.
E. After a report is filed, and after the
student is presented with the reporter's preliminary evidence.
Answer:
E. After a report is filed, and after the student
is presented with the reporter's preliminary ev-idence.
Question:
4. A student may submit an Informed Re-traction after he or she has been ac-cused of an Honor
offense.
A. true
B. False
Answer:
B. False
, Question:
5. The standard of proof used at hearing is:
A. more likely than not.
B. 50/50
C. a preponderance of the evidence.
D. beyond a reasonable doubt.
E. clear and convincing evidence.
Answer:
D. beyond a reasonable doubt.
Question:
6. All of the following are rights of the ac-cused student afforded by the Honor Committee
Constitution, except:
A. to have all proceedings against
him/her held publicly or privately.
B. to be given a reasonable amount of
time to prepare for a hearing before the panel.
C. to confront and cross-examine wit-
nesses against him/her.
D. to appeal a guilty verdict to the dean
of his/her school.
Answer:
D. to appeal a guilty verdict to the dean of
his/her school.
Question:
7. Which of the following would fall under the same "Nexus of Events"?
A. A student cheating on an exam and
then lying about it when asked.
B. A student cheating on two exams in
the same class.
C. A student stealing items from two
different people.
D. A student lying about illness in two
different semesters to get out of assign-ment.
E. (a) and (b)
Answer:
A. A student cheating on an exam and then lying
about it when asked.
Question:
8. Who is bound by the Honor Code?
A. University of Virginia students.
B. University of Virginia faculty & staff.
C. Residents of Charlottesville & Albe-
marle County
D. (a) and (b)
E. all of the above
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which of the following is not a type of academic fraud?
a. false data
b. false citation
c. multiple submission
d. plagiarism
e. all of the above are types of academic
fraud
Answer:
e. all of the above are types of academic fraud
Question:
2. The criteria used to judge an Honor of-fense are:
A. Act, Intent and Significance
B. Past outcomes of similar cases
C. Act, Knowledge and Significance
D. Criteria are determined by the jury on
a case-by-case basis.
E. Intent, Knowledge and Significance
Answer:
C. Act, Knowledge and Significance
Question:
3. In the life of a case, when does the stu-dent have the choice to submit an In-formed Retraction?
A. Directly after the accusation.
B. Just before the case goes to I-Panel.
C. After pre-hearing.
D. Before the report if the student is
unaware he/she is under suspicion.
E. After a report is filed, and after the
student is presented with the reporter's preliminary evidence.
Answer:
E. After a report is filed, and after the student
is presented with the reporter's preliminary ev-idence.
Question:
4. A student may submit an Informed Re-traction after he or she has been ac-cused of an Honor
offense.
A. true
B. False
Answer:
B. False
, Question:
5. The standard of proof used at hearing is:
A. more likely than not.
B. 50/50
C. a preponderance of the evidence.
D. beyond a reasonable doubt.
E. clear and convincing evidence.
Answer:
D. beyond a reasonable doubt.
Question:
6. All of the following are rights of the ac-cused student afforded by the Honor Committee
Constitution, except:
A. to have all proceedings against
him/her held publicly or privately.
B. to be given a reasonable amount of
time to prepare for a hearing before the panel.
C. to confront and cross-examine wit-
nesses against him/her.
D. to appeal a guilty verdict to the dean
of his/her school.
Answer:
D. to appeal a guilty verdict to the dean of
his/her school.
Question:
7. Which of the following would fall under the same "Nexus of Events"?
A. A student cheating on an exam and
then lying about it when asked.
B. A student cheating on two exams in
the same class.
C. A student stealing items from two
different people.
D. A student lying about illness in two
different semesters to get out of assign-ment.
E. (a) and (b)
Answer:
A. A student cheating on an exam and then lying
about it when asked.
Question:
8. Who is bound by the Honor Code?
A. University of Virginia students.
B. University of Virginia faculty & staff.
C. Residents of Charlottesville & Albe-
marle County
D. (a) and (b)
E. all of the above
