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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapter 6 Words.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does the author believe good writing is the result of an inherent talent?
(a) Yes, people are born to write.
(b) No, good writers have to be taught.
(c) A good writer
(d) No, the craft always gets better with time.

2. Do good writers decorate their writing?
(a) Yes, with good punctuation.
(b) No, only bad writers do this to sell more copies.
(c) Yes, always with lots of extra words.
(d) No, good writers dont need ornamentation.

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

4. Why does Zissner advise his clients to worry about the marketplace last?
(a) Because the marketplace never changes.
(b) Writing a good piece for the marketplace is easy when they know what sells.
(c) Because the marketplace always needs books and will take anything.
(d) Because nobody knows what is going to sell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Good writing is ______________.

2. What could cause a writer to write unclear?

3. What does Zissner say is a common desire of every writer?

4. Can a writer's style be affected to the reader?

5. What does Zissner think of gimmicky writing?

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