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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 does Zissner believe authors are fearful of in their writing?
(a) The reader not relating to them.
(b) Writing poorly.
(c) Stating where they live.
(d) Stating their true opinions, ideas, and judgments.

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

3. How does Zissner have the ability to choose words for the American Heritage Dictionary?
(a) He is on the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel
(b) He is related to someone on the panel.
(c) He created the Dictionary.
(d) He works for the American Heritage Dictionary

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

5. What is a natural inclination for writers when they start a piece?
(a) Writers assume readers know nothing about what they are writing about.
(b) They assume the readers know what they are writing about.
(c) They don't give enough background information.
(d) They ramble through an unnecessary introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Good writing is ______________.

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

3. What is one task that a good writer constantly does?

4. What tense does Zissner recommend when starting a new piece?

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

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