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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapter 20 The Sound of Your Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What period in U.S. history does Zissner point out as a time filled with euphemisms?
(a) Spanish Civil War.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The Korean War.
(d) World War II.

2. Where should the writer find his or her words?
(a) From a dictionary.
(b) From modern euphanisms that people can relate to.
(c) From a thesaraus.
(d) From within the subconscious to the writing consciousness

3. How does Zissner have the ability to choose words for the American Heritage Dictionary?
(a) He is on the American Heritage Dictionary Usage Panel
(b) He is related to someone on the panel.
(c) He works for the American Heritage Dictionary
(d) He created the Dictionary.

4. Do good writers decorate their writing?
(a) Yes, always with lots of extra words.
(b) Yes, with good punctuation.
(c) No, good writers dont need ornamentation.
(d) No, only bad writers do this to sell more copies.

5. Chapter 3 is about __________.
(a) Simplicity.
(b) Increasing the simplicity of writing.
(c) Reducing clutter.
(d) Clutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Can good writing be taught?

2. What are two tools every writer should use?

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

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

5. How are writers like painters?

(see the answer key)

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