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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 7 Usage.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Zissner believe in the journalism model for good writing?
(a) No because journalists use cheap words and buzz words.
(b) Yes, it is efficient and catchy.
(c) No, journalism is dead and the writing is poor.
(d) Yes, it saves space and uses modern words.

2. What could cause a writer to write unclear?
(a) Not having brainstormed enough.
(b) Not knowing what they want to say.
(c) Not having enough experience.
(d) Not taking any writing classes.

3. Why doesn't Zissner provide examples of these writers he admires?
(a) So that people will go to the library to discover the writers themselves.
(b) Because he has a word count limit to abide to.
(c) He didn't want their writing to prove better than his.
(d) Because of copyright law.

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

5. Chapter 3 is about __________.
(a) Increasing the simplicity of writing.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Reducing clutter.
(d) Clutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another example of when a person HAS to read bad writing?

2. How many people are in the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel?

3. What group of people does the author think has the worst type of writing?

4. What does reading aloud do for the writer?

5. Do good writers decorate their writing?

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