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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Developing Your Talent as A Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Damon Knight's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Critic.
(c) High school teacher.
(d) Historian.

2. What is the first stage of a developing writer?
(a) The writer is writing for nobody.
(b) The writer is writing for himself.
(c) The writer is writing for money.
(d) The writer is writing for an audience.

3. What can a writer participate in, in order to learn about empathy?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Roleplaying.
(c) Reading.
(d) Computer games.

4. Which of the following does Knight say is good for creativity?
(a) Conversing.
(b) Playing games online.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Eating.

5. What does the unconscious mind require?
(a) Stories.
(b) Characters.
(c) Bias.
(d) Information.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Knight say is not a story?

2. With which of the following does Knight claim to struggle ?

3. What is the third stage of the developing writer?

4. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?

5. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?

(see the answer key)

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