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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Idea into Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Damon Knight's occupation?
(a) High school teacher.
(b) Historian.
(c) Professor.
(d) Critic.

2. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to write.
(c) Why they write.
(d) What genre they should write.

3. Which book did Vonda McIntyre gain inspiration from for Dreamsnake?
(a) Dictionary.
(b) A family member's journal.
(c) Harry Potter.
(d) Encyclopedia Britannica.

4. What is the second stage of a developing writer?
(a) Story becomes insignificant.
(b) Story becomes a plot.
(c) Story becomes trivial.
(d) Story becomes famous.

5. In the writer's mind, what is the hero usually like?
(a) Angry and hostile.
(b) Slow developing.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Flawed intensely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the unconscious mind require?

2. What can a writer participate in, in order to learn about empathy?

3. What is the job of the conscious mind?

4. For Knight, which of the following is most useful in developing characters?

5. According to Knight, what does not work in stories?

(see the answer key)

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