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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapter 16 Business Writing: Writing in Your Job.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do people forget about writing?
(a) It is a science that is hard to understand.
(b) It is easy and anyone can do it.
(c) It is a gift that only certain people have.
(d) It is a craft and it can be learned.

3. What is the purpose of colons?
(a) They can be used to separate a sentance and start another without having to capitalize the first word.
(b) Colons are used to explain sentences.
(c) They are good to use in place of quotations for dialogue.
(d) To start out a list of things without using list form.

4. Why is the above a problem?
(a) Usually the first two or three paragraphs of a piece can be cut.
(b) Writers need to start at the end and work their way up.
(c) Writers don't put enough effort into their writing.
(d) Writers end up editing too much.

5. What is a major job of a nonfiction writer?
(a) Learning as much as possible about a subject before taking on a project.
(b) Taking on a project with a clean slate. Just like a jury in a legal battle.
(c) Majoring in the subject they will write about.
(d) Conducting interviews with people who know about the writing project subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Zissner's feelings about writing?

2. Why is consistency in verb tense so important?

3. Has the period of political euphemisms improved since the Vietnam War?

4. What stops Americans from writing memoirs?

5. What is Zinsser's preferred method for interviewing?

(see the answer key)

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