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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. What is an example of a time when bad writing HAS to be read?
(a) Corporate memos or technical writing.
(b) In English class.
(c) Online writing.
(d) In the newspaper.

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

3. What does Zissner use to highlight clutter in his students' writing?
(a) Brackets
(b) Underlines.
(c) Highlighter.
(d) Stars.

4. How many people are in the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel?
(a) 1000 writers, poets, and editors.
(b) 10 writers.
(c) 104 writers, poets, editors, and teachers.
(d) 14 writers and poets.

5. What does the etymology of words mean?
(a) The written scripts.
(b) The history of words.
(c) The biology of words.
(d) The sound of words.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a Thesaurus help a writer with, besides finding alternate words?

2. Good writing is ______________.

3. What is an example of a dead language?

4. Who are two authors that Zissner admires for solid writing and ornamentation?

5. Why doesn't Zissner provide examples of these writers he admires?

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