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

2. How does Zinsser create his final products?
(a) He takes a week to read over his writing with fresh eyes.
(b) He usually knows his writing is good, so he just gives everything a once over and he is done.
(c) He spends hours finding the right words, best rhythms, and makes sure every sentence leads into another.
(d) He pawns them off to his editor which sends his writing back with red squiggles.

3. What happens when writers do not stick to proper grammar rules?
(a) It makes readers believe that all writing is bad, and they won't ever read again.
(b) It makes readers mad.
(c) It distracts the readers and show conempt for the language.
(d) It creates more bad writers.

4. Why is jargon, or corporate speak, so prevalent in business writing?
(a) It is prevalent because subordinates think that the executives want jargon-filled writing in order to sound more professional.
(b) There is a lack of writing skills learned in college because all the focus is on business.
(c) People lose their ability to write when they take a job since they stop writing.
(d) It is the industry standard.

5. What is a second approach Zinsser recommends that complements the first approach mentioned?
(a) Writing only in the first person, then deciding on a tense later.
(b) Never reading other travel pieces, because this adds to cliched writing.
(c) Going within people's homes and seeing what they feel about foreigners.
(d) Going outside and finding out how a place impacts others.