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

2. Why is it important for writers to read constantly?
(a) To learn how to write.
(b) To emulate their heroes.
(c) To learn from other writers' mistakes.
(d) To study the market.

3. What is the biggest mistake a writer can make when creating sentences?
(a) Not reading their sentences aloud.
(b) Not creating sentences that readers want to read.
(c) Packing in too much information into one sentence.
(d) Overediting sentences.

4. Has the period of political euphemisms improved since the Vietnam War?
(a) No, it has gotten worse.
(b) Yes, politicians know how to unclutter their writing now.
(c) Yes, politicians hire better speech writers.
(d) No, it is the same.

5. What happens when a writer writes in unclear ways?
(a) They lose the interest of the reader.
(b) Their writing doesn't make sense.
(c) They don't get published.
(d) Their book gets tagged as abstract literature and nobody ever reads it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an example of a dead language?

2. What ability do great authors have?

3. How many people are in the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel?

4. What could cause a writer to write unclear?

5. What is another example of when a person HAS to read bad writing?

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