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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 11 Nonfiction as Literature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trap do journalists and editors fall into often?
(a) Not doing grammar checks.
(b) Usin too many dashes.
(c) Using cliches and made up words.
(d) Using too many commas.

2. Why is the English language changing all the time?
(a) It changes because it is a living language.
(b) It changes because academics choose the best ways to speak English and try to teach that to children.
(c) It changes because people don't know how to speak it properly and are changing the way it is spoken.
(d) It changes because of regional differences that make their way outwards.

3. What happens when the reader loses interest in the writing?
(a) She writes a bad review.
(b) He puts down the book.
(c) She throws the book.
(d) The transaction between author and writer is broken.

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

5. Why does the doctor write?
(a) He writes to make extra money.
(b) He is writing a book.
(c) He writes for fun.
(d) He writes because he hates being a surgeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What should every paragraph end with?

2. Chapter 3 is about __________.

3. Why is it important for writers to read constantly?

4. What is a common problem writers have?

5. Which is the simplest sentence?

(see the answer key)

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