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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 18 Writing About the Arts: Critics and Columnists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a Thesaurus help a writer with, besides finding alternate words?
(a) Provides easy word webs.
(b) A thesaurus is a powerful stimulant to a writer's imagination.
(c) The book can help a writer become an expert in opposites.
(d) A thesaurus can help when writing in another language.

2. Where is there an opportunity for great creative writing?
(a) Writing for the arts is the best opportunity to write creatively.
(b) LIterary journals.
(c) At the local library.
(d) Online at freelance job web sites.

3. Do criticism writers need to take a stance on a show?
(a) Yes, but they should mind their wording to not offend those in the show.
(b) Absolutely. They have the power to make or break a show.
(c) No, that should be left up to the audience.
(d) Opinions should always be left out of writing.

4. What is a strange but effective way of proofreading to check for errors?
(a) Reading under a blacklight.
(b) Reading through a window.
(c) Reading a story upside down.
(d) Reading a piece backwards.

5. What do interviews do for the writer?
(a) They make a writer feel stupid since he or she does not know that much about a subject.
(b) They make the writer an expert in a given subject.
(c) They make a writer less valid, since he or she needs to interview several people to create one article.
(d) Interviews humanize a topic, making a boring topic interesting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the etymology of words mean?

2. Does Zissner believe in the journalism model for good writing?

3. What is another important characteristic of a writer?

4. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?

5. What is a major job of a nonfiction writer?

(see the answer key)

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