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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. What is the result of a story without conflict, according to Knight?
(a) It is a short story.
(b) It has bad characters and setting.
(c) It has a weak plot.
(d) It has no appeal.

2. Which of the following is expected to be true?
(a) Dramatic stories.
(b) Nonfiction.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Short stories.

3. Which of the following dialogues have been known to spark an idea for a story?
(a) Between conscious and subconscious.
(b) Between unconscious and subconscious.
(c) Between subconscious and dreams.
(d) Between conscious and unconscious.

4. What does Knight describe as being the most successful type of writer?
(a) One who has never set foot in a classroom.
(b) One who has lived outside the classroom.
(c) One who has spent a lot of time in the classroom.
(d) One who knows everything inherently.

5. What are the materials in a story?
(a) Characters and setting.
(b) Characters and tension.
(c) Plot and development.
(d) Drive and motivation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Damon Knight's occupation?

2. Which of the following characteristics does Knight associate with learning to feel?

3. What does Knight claim can be used to summarize a theme?

4. What does the unconscious mind require?

5. What was the first bad habit that Knight had as a teenager?

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