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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what field does Knight specialize ?
(a) Literary devices.
(b) Characterization.
(c) Short story writing.
(d) Non-fiction writing.

3. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) Why they write.
(b) How to read.
(c) What genre they should write.
(d) How to write.

4. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Cognitive ability.
(d) Reading.

5. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?
(a) Everything must fit and flow.
(b) Nothing can be clear.
(c) Nothing can be abstract.
(d) Everything must make sense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?

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

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

4. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?

5. What is a story comprised of?

(see the answer key)

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