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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?
(a) Length.
(b) Number of syllables.
(c) Initials.
(d) Ending letters.

2. What kind of jeopardy can a character be placed in to evoke an emotional response from the reader?
(a) Physical or emotional, but unbelievable.
(b) Only emotional and unbelievable.
(c) Only physical and believable.
(d) Physical or emotional, but believable.

3. How should exaggeration be used when writing a comedy?
(a) With no boundaries.
(b) Exaggeration should not be used in a comedy.
(c) Within certain boundaries.
(d) With extreme caution.

4. What are the other words used by the author to describe random transformations in characters?
(a) Absurd and uncaused.
(b) Deliberate and caused.
(c) Absurd and caused.
(d) Deliberate and uncaused.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of attitude should a character have with reference to events?

2. How much freedom do characters have to change in comedy?

3. How well do readers want to know characters in a book?

4. What Ayn Rand book, mentioned in Chapter 12, features sympathetic characters that are not transformed, but unmasked?

5. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?

(see the answer key)

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