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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. Good writing is ______________.
(a) Easy to teach.
(b) Easy.
(c) Seen often.
(d) Very difficult.

2. What does the etymology of words mean?
(a) The history of words.
(b) The biology of words.
(c) The written scripts.
(d) The sound of words.

3. What is one task that a good writer constantly does?
(a) Takes writing classes often.
(b) Participates in writing workshops.
(c) Sends manuscripts out like crazy.
(d) Reads contemporary and classic works of other writers.

4. What does reading aloud do for the writer?
(a) It is a therapeutic process signifying the end of a story.
(b) It allows writers to understand their own writing.
(c) Catches simple mistakes and clumsy constructions.
(d) It helps the writer compare their work to others.

5. Why doesn't he simply cross out clutter?
(a) So that his students will learn to recognize clutter.
(b) Because it uses too much ink to cross out than to bracket.
(c) Because underlining is easier on the eyes.
(d) Because highlighting is easier to see.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gives nonfiction books life?

2. Can a writer simply write the article with one interview?

3. What are the two components of the original Roget's Thesaurus?

4. What happens when a product of writing is never read?

5. What is the old view of nonfiction?

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