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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 14 Writing About Yourself: The Memoir.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is consistency in verb tense so important?
(a) It is important so that verbs don't get confused with nouns.
(b) It is important for the development of characters, and to set up a plot.
(c) It is important for slower readers to follow along.
(d) Very tense consistency is important so that the reader does not become lost in the timing of events.

2. How does a thesaurus help with brainstorming?
(a) The book gives a list of unrelated words that weeds out the bad choices.
(b) The book provides brainstorming exercises.
(c) There are pictures of mindmaps within each thesaurus.
(d) Looking up a word leads to a list of related words and gives overal word choices and concepts.

3. What group of people does the author think has the worst type of writing?
(a) Toddlers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Musicians.

4. What is the old view of nonfiction?
(a) That it is all commentary that means nothing to anyone but the writer.
(b) That it is the only respectable form of writing.
(c) That it is only journalism which isn't a respectable form of writing.
(d) That it is the best form of writing because it is factual and real.

5. What period in U.S. history does Zissner point out as a time filled with euphemisms?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) Spanish Civil War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has literature transformed into?

2. What does reading aloud do for the writer?

3. What does the etymology of words mean?

4. Literature was once considered solely as what?

5. What is the mood or voice in a piece?

(see the answer key)

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