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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of influences might cause a character to change?
(a) The influence of other characters, but not circumstances.
(b) The influence of other characters or circumstances.
(c) The influence of neither other characters nor circumstances.
(d) The influence of circumstances, but not characters.

2. What types of details are necessary to make a character believable?
(a) Relevant, but inappropriate.
(b) Relevant and appropriate.
(c) Irrelevant, but appropriate.
(d) Irrelevant and inappropriate.

3. How does the author describe writing based on an issue?
(a) A tricky source of characters.
(b) An ambiguous source of characters.
(c) A distracting source of characters.
(d) A misleading source of characters.

4. What should the writer's own experiences have in order to be used as fictional inspiration?
(a) Emotional, theoretical, or experiential connection with a character.
(b) Theoretical, spiritual, or experiential connection with a character.
(c) Emotional, spiritual, or experiential connection with a character.
(d) Emotional, theoretical, or spiritual connection with a character.

5. What should the motives reveal when making a character more believable?
(a) Flaws.
(b) Character.
(c) Events.
(d) Strengths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an example of a minor character's function?

2. According to the author in Chapter 10, what is comedy almost always about?

3. According to the author in the beginning of Chapter 12, what changes along with people?

4. How should exaggeration be used when writing a comedy?

5. In order to help make a character more believable, how should the details be presented?

(see the answer key)

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