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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a story comprised of?
(a) Subjects.
(b) Objects.
(c) Components.
(d) Characters.

2. What journey does Knight expect writers to take?
(a) Fixated to free.
(b) Amateur to professonal.
(c) Mediocre to grand.
(d) Uncreative to dramatically creative.

3. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?
(a) Skill.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Enthusiasm.

4. Which of the following does Knight say is not a story?
(a) Disconnected pieces of information.
(b) Characters and plot.
(c) A plot and a problem.
(d) A series of events.

5. With which of the following does Knight claim to struggle ?
(a) If it's possible to teach the essence of creativity.
(b) If it's possible to teach somebody to write.
(c) If it's possible to teach the essence of good writing.
(d) If it's possible to teach good reading skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?

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

3. In what type of courses does the author take part ?

4. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?

5. What is Damon Knight's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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