On Writing Well Quiz | One Week Quiz A

William Zinsser
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On Writing Well Quiz | One Week Quiz A

William Zinsser
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 156 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the On Writing Well Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

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

2. Why do criticism writers have to be at a higher level than other writers?
(a) Only those able to understand the arts can write about them, and very little people can.
(b) Criticism need to be stronger at literary elements because they need to recreate a scene or a song in the imagination of their readers with words only.
(c) Criticism is harder to write about because it tends to be less attractive than other writing.
(d) Criticism writers are no different. They still need to use the same basic rules of writing.

3. What is a major job of a nonfiction writer?
(a) Conducting interviews with people who know about the writing project subject.
(b) Taking on a project with a clean slate. Just like a jury in a legal battle.
(c) Learning as much as possible about a subject before taking on a project.
(d) Majoring in the subject they will write about.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it important for writers to read constantly?

2. What are the two components of the original Roget's Thesaurus?

3. When does the writing start for a nonfiction article?

4. Can a writer simply write the article with one interview?

5. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 495 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the On Writing Well Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
On Writing Well from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.