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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a writer's fundamental responsibility?
(a) To observe the world, but never to absorb nor to analyze it.
(b) To observe and absorb the world, but never to analyze it.
(c) To observe and analyze the world, but never to absorb it.
(d) To observe, absorb, and analyze the world.

2. On a basic level, which one of the following defines character in a narrative?
(a) Relationships with idea, but not milieu.
(b) Relationships with milieu, but not idea.
(c) Relationships with all forms except for milieu and idea.
(d) Relationships with milieu and idea.

3. What must a writer define in creative writing?
(a) Style and point of view, but not tone.
(b) Style, tone, and point of view.
(c) Style and tone, but not point of view.
(d) Tone and point of view, but not style.

4. How many basic types of characters are there?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

5. What determines the amount of characterization in an event?
(a) The importance of the event.
(b) The desire of the author.
(c) The number of pages.
(d) The timing of the event.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chapter 1 end?

2. How many ways are there to know a character?

3. According to the author, what is the purpose of fiction?

4. Which one of the following is not an example of a story where an idea is the primary narrative?

5. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?

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