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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When an idea is the primary focus, what is the role of the characters?
(a) They define the plot in some way.
(b) They define the plot completely.
(c) Simple plot functionaries.
(d) Complex plot functionaries.

2. What happens to sources of inspiration once they are incorporated into characters?
(a) They are added to or exaggerated.
(b) They are exaggerated or completely changed.
(c) They are added to, exaggerated, or completely changed.
(d) They are added to or completely changed.

3. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?
(a) As a limited act.
(b) As a solitary act.
(c) As a collaborative act.
(d) As an unlimited act.

4. How many basic types of characters are there?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

5. In an event-driven narrative, what is the goal of the characters?
(a) To hide an intolerable situation.
(b) To avoid an intolerable situation.
(c) To change an intolerable situation.
(d) To prevent an intolerable situation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will many experienced authors claim about their characters?

2. What type of reputation can a character have?

3. What does having more complex characters lead to?

4. What is a writer's fundamental responsibility?

5. What is part of the reader's experience of the milieu?

(see the answer key)

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