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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Writer's Training and Education.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of intelligence does Gardner say is important to the writer in Chapter 1?
(a) Storyteller's.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Psychological.

2. What does Gardner say brings together groups of young writers who, even in the absence of superb teachers, can be of help to one another?
(a) Graduate programs.
(b) Writers' workshops.
(c) Colleges.
(d) Seminars.

3. In Chapter 2, Gardner writes that the "true young novelist has the stamina, patience, and single-mindedness of a" what?
(a) Draft horse.
(b) Mule.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Mother.

4. What is the first thing that Gardner states a writer needs to have in Chapter 1?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Verbal sensitivity.
(c) Wisdom.
(d) Empathy.

5. The main commitment of famous writers as teachers is what?
(a) The poor students.
(b) The star students.
(c) Their students.
(d) Their own work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gardner claims he has been happy writing since the age of what?

2. What does Gardner say we call a writer who has less feeling for his characters than we feel they deserve?

3. Which author wrote A Tale of Two Cities?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Gardner say the world has far more than it needs?

5. Who is the author of All the King's Men?

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