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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Faith.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sometimes the writer's desire to be original gets in the way or the need to be superhuman or to overcome what?
(a) His competitive nature.
(b) His faith.
(c) His abilities.
(d) Psychological wounds.

2. In Chapter 1, Gardner writes, "Though there are exceptions, as a rule the good novelist does not worry primarily about ____ brilliance."
(a) Auditory.
(b) Creative.
(c) Linguistic.
(d) Artistic.

3. Where does the manuscript go after the literary editor is finished with it?
(a) Author.
(b) Typesetter.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Copy editor.

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

5. What is the honest answer to the question most young writer's ask of "Do I have what it takes to be a writer?" according to Gardner?
(a) "Definitely no."
(b) "Definitely yet."
(c) "You'll know in time."
(d) "God only knows."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Gardner use to describe that teaching which tends to emphasize theme and design over feeling and authentic narrative?

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

3. According to Gardner, most rejected fiction is rejected because it's not what?

4. There is no wrong reason to write and almost no wrong what?

5. Which author does Gardner state had "gazelle eyes" which dominated the room in Chapter 1?

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