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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which perspective is placed on the humor by a writer in a comedy?
(a) Narrow.
(b) Skewed.
(c) Reasonable.
(d) Unreasonable.

2. What type of humor is injected into a comedy?
(a) Unacceptable.
(b) Unconventional.
(c) Incongruous.
(d) Inconceivable.

3. According to the author in the beginning of Chapter 12, what changes along with people?
(a) Their attitude.
(b) Their situation.
(c) Their goals.
(d) Their behavior.

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

5. According to the author, where do characters come from?
(a) They must be purely fictional.
(b) Everywhere.
(c) The author's mind.
(d) They must be based on real life people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many different aspects of creative writing are there?

3. What kind of narrative should a storyteller use?

4. How does the author define an idea?

5. In a comedy, what are the comedic interjections grounded in?

(see the answer key)

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