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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13, 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In general, how do people write in comparison to the way they speak?
(a) They write faster than they speak.
(b) They write slower than they speak.
(c) They write worse than they speak.
(d) They write better than they speak.

2. What can happen when an abnormal tense is chosen by a writer?
(a) It enhances the story.
(b) It draws attention away from the story.
(c) It draws more attention to the story.
(d) It replaces the story.

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

4. 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.

5. What does the term, "downplaying", refer to in comedy?
(a) Making less of a triumph instead of more.
(b) Making more of a triumph instead of less.
(c) Making less of a setback instead of more.
(d) Making more of a setback instead of less.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author think about characters from unrelated ideas?

2. What type of vocabulary creates a negative response to a character?

3. What does the author think can also provide ideas for additional characters?

4. Which tenses are the most commonly used?

5. In a story where character is the primary focus, how many characters need to be fully developed?

(see the answer key)

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