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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 6 Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of Zissner's biggest pet peeves?
(a) When people dog ear the pages of a book.
(b) When people write in their books.
(c) When people say they can write a book as if it is easy.
(d) When people leave the toilet seat up.

2. Where should the writer find his or her words?
(a) From a thesaraus.
(b) From a dictionary.
(c) From within the subconscious to the writing consciousness
(d) From modern euphanisms that people can relate to.

3. What does it convey when anyone says he can write a book if he wanted to?
(a) It shows that people are ignorant.
(b) It reveals the misconception that writing is easy.
(c) It shows that there are many talented people in the world.
(d) It reveals how easy it is to write a book.

4. Chapter 3 is about __________.
(a) Simplicity.
(b) Clutter.
(c) Increasing the simplicity of writing.
(d) Reducing clutter.

5. Why is it important for writers to read constantly?
(a) To learn how to write.
(b) To learn from other writers' mistakes.
(c) To emulate their heroes.
(d) To study the market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Zissner think of gimmicky writing?

2. Why do journalists need to perfect uncluttered writing?

3. What does Zissner use to highlight clutter in his students' writing?

4. What happens when a product of writing is never read?

5. What is a strange but effective way of proofreading to check for errors?

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