1. What happens when a product of writing is never read?
(a) The author's reputation is harmed.
(b) It becomes worthless and a waste of good time.
(c) It gets burned.
(d) It gets categorized under the bad books section.

2. When can ornamental writing be used as an exception?
(a) When the author needs to abide by editors remarks.
(b) To follow solid writing.
(c) When writing evaluations and resumes.
(d) When the wrting needs extra fluff.

3. What are Zinsser's four articles of faith to writing well?
(a) Brevity, quick turnaround, clever sentences and little humanity.
(b) Simplicity, brevity, busy sentences and proper grammer.
(c) Clarity, simplicity, brevity and humanity.
(d) Clarity, simplicity, elasticity and minimalism.

4. What is the main attitude that writers have today?
(a) To write modern literature and be the next best author.
(b) To write literature, the way it was defined before WWII.
(c) To be published in the New Yorker.
(d) To write well, regardless of whether it is fiction or nonfiction.

5. What freedom does he give his students?
(a) The power to decide what to write about, what angle to take, what perspective, and what to cut out.
(b) He lets everyone out early on Fridays.
(c) He doesn't give deadlines, the gives very little guidance, and just lets people write and turn in first drafts.
(d) He doesn't give freedom. He is very demanding of his students.