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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapter 20 The Sound of Your Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the process of memoir writing do for a writer?
(a) It forces them to talk to distant relatives they hate.
(b) Nothing but write about everything he or she thinks about daily.
(c) It brings up related memories that were pushed into the subconsious.
(d) It brings back bad memories that the person tried to forget.

2. What is it that the bad writers mentioned above do that makes their writing terrible?
(a) They lie too much.
(b) They have bad grammar.
(c) They use too many euphemisms.
(d) They don't check their facts.

3. What is a common problem writers have?
(a) Starting at the true beginning.
(b) Writing too little.
(c) Not writing at the same time every day.
(d) Writing too much at first.

4. What is an example of a dead language?
(a) Chinese because it never changes.
(b) Latin is dead because nobody speaks it anymore.
(c) Spanish because its roots are disintegrating.
(d) Italian because there is only one country that speaks it.

5. Why is nonfiction more popular than fiction?
(a) It is what modern editors like to read.
(b) It is more entertaining since it is true.
(c) It isn't more popular, it is just more widespread.
(d) Entertainment alternatives makes nonfiction more popular, even if it is a trend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Has the period of political euphemisms improved since the Vietnam War?

3. What could cause a writer to write unclear?

4. Why do Americans have trouble writing?

5. What is a misconception about writers and scientists?

(see the answer key)

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