Thomas and his wife recently separated, leaving Thomas with custody of his two small children. He is struggling to handle work, care of his children, and school alone. He found himself at the end of the class with a low grade and not having even started his final paper. Thomas thought that there was no way he would be able to complete the paper on his own so he found a website that sells assignments, special ordered a paper to fit the requirements of the assignments, paid for it, and then turned it in as his own. This is .

Purchasing plagiarism.

Explanation:

As the example suggests, the act of buying and handing an academical paper, test, final exam, etc., is called purchasing plagiarism. This is likely done in, for example, Paper Mills; making it the most obvious and intentional plagiarism around. In the example, no motivation or causes for this plagiarism is judged but the act itself of buying and handing a paper that is not ours, making it purchasing plagiarism.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."