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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 is an example of learning to see?
(a) Having knowledge.
(b) Accepting the past.
(c) Using details.
(d) Remembering dates.

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

3. According to Knight, what does fiction require to be believable?
(a) Extreme falsehoods.
(b) A measure of truth.
(c) Realistic setting.
(d) Small details.

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

5. What was the first bad habit that Knight had as a teenager?
(a) He did not know how to create a character.
(b) He would create great stories but weak titles.
(c) He would start with a weak sentence.
(d) He would start with one good sentence and not know what to do next.

Short Answer Questions

1. The writer refers to the unconscious mind as ____________.

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

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

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

5. In the writer's mind, what is the hero usually like?

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