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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The writer refers to the unconscious mind as ____________.
(a) Fancy.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Fred.
(d) Frieda.
2. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?
(a) Why it's good to write.
(b) How to write enthusiastically.
(c) Why they should be creative.
(d) What they are in for.
3. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?
(a) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write.
(b) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.
(c) It is possible to teach somebody how to read.
(d) It is possible to teach somebody how to write.
4. What are the materials in a story?
(a) Drive and motivation.
(b) Characters and setting.
(c) Plot and development.
(d) Characters and tension.
5. Which of the following does Knight say is good for creativity?
(a) Dreaming.
(b) Playing games online.
(c) Conversing.
(d) Eating.
6. What type of knowledge is best suited for creating a character with a believable backdrop?
(a) Knowledge about psychology.
(b) General knowledge.
(c) Knowledge about sociology.
(d) Knowledge about one specific field.
7. Which of the following can be used as inspiration?
(a) All of these.
(b) Dreams and journals.
(c) Television, books, and movies.
(d) Conversations.
8. What must the solution to a story evoke?
(a) Clarity.
(b) An impresson.
(c) A sense of conclusion.
(d) Emotion.
9. After stage four, what does the developing writer become?
(a) Enthusiastic.
(b) Novice.
(c) Complete.
(d) Professional.
10. What does Knight describe as being the set of imaginary events designed to create anticipation in the reader?
(a) Character.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Plot.
(d) Setting.
11. What is Damon Knight's occupation?
(a) High school teacher.
(b) Historian.
(c) Critic.
(d) Professor.
12. What does Knight describe as being the force that compels the writer to write a story?
(a) Idea.
(b) Materials.
(c) Setting.
(d) Impetus.
13. Which of the following is Kafka known for?
(a) HIs stories do not make sense.
(b) His stories are very empathetic.
(c) His stories are all about animals.
(d) His stories are only written in German.
14. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?
(a) Reading.
(b) Cognitive ability.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Creativity.
15. Who wrote a story about a potentate whose wife died?
(a) Wells.
(b) Hemingway.
(c) Ellis.
(d) Kafka.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the job of the conscious mind?
2. What can a writer observe to create empathy?
3. Which of the following is an example of learning to hear?
4. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?
5. When the hero is perfect, what does the story lack?
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