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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Idea into Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?
(a) It is possible to teach somebody how to read.
(b) It is possible to teach somebody how to write.
(c) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.
(d) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write.

2. The writer refers to the unconscious mind as ____________.
(a) Fancy.
(b) Fred.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Frieda.

3. What was Tolstoy able to do remarkably well?
(a) Create plot.
(b) Create characters.
(c) Create names.
(d) Create setting.

4. Which of the following does Knight not say a writer must learn to do when writing a story?
(a) Accept.
(b) Hear.
(c) See.
(d) Remember.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of a story without conflict, according to Knight?

2. Which of the following elements must be present in a story for it to be complete?

3. What does the unconscious mind require?

4. According to Knight, what does fiction require to be believable?

5. What does Knight describe as being the most successful type of writer?

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