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

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 don't check their facts.
(d) They use too many euphemisms.

3. What group of people does the author think has the worst type of writing?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Toddlers.

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

5. Who is the real audience in a piece of writing?
(a) The author.
(b) The reader.
(c) The editor.
(d) Both the editor and author.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does it convey when anyone says he can write a book if he wanted to?

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

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

4. What are some limitations of perfect grammar?

5. What happens when a writer writes in unclear ways?

(see the answer key)

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