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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. What other group of people uses euphemisms or fad terms?
(a) Musicians.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Business writers.
(d) State employees.

2. Who are two authors that Zissner admires for solid writing and ornamentation?
(a) Virginia Woolfe and Sylvia Plath.
(b) Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe.
(c) Sylvia Plath and Jane Austen.
(d) Normal Mailer and Virginia Wolfe.

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

4. What tense does Zissner recommend when starting a new piece?
(a) Second person.
(b) Combination third and first.
(c) Third person.
(d) First person.

5. What is the main thing readers think when starting an article?
(a) They want to know how soon they will find the answer to the original thesis question of an article.
(b) They want to know whether it is worth it to read the article.
(c) They want to know how long it will take them to read the article.
(d) They want to know whether the writer is credible or not.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can uncluttered writing help fiction?

2. How does Zinsser approach unusual words?

3. What are some limitations of perfect grammar?

4. Why is jargon, or corporate speak, so prevalent in business writing?

5. What is one task that a good writer constantly does?

(see the answer key)

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