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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapter 9 The Lead and the Ending.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Vietnam War.
(d) The Korean War.

2. What method of writing does Zissner use?
(a) Old Journalism.
(b) Cluster writing.
(c) New Journalism.
(d) Bold paragraph approach.

3. Good writing is ______________.
(a) Very difficult.
(b) Seen often.
(c) Easy.
(d) Easy to teach.

4. Who is rivaling everything that Zissner is saying?
(a) A doctor who writes for a hobby.
(b) The professor of the class.
(c) Another writer.
(d) A student in the audience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that the bad writers mentioned above do that makes their writing terrible?

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

3. Does the author believe good writing is the result of an inherent talent?

4. What attitude should writers embrace towards their editors?

5. Do good writers decorate their writing?

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