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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 and 11.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of characterization is needed in a narrative that features the characters as the primary focus?
(a) Less detailed and simple.
(b) Less detailed, but complex.
(c) Detailed and complex.
(d) Detailed, but simple.
2. What place can writers use as inspiration for their characters?
(a) Memory, but not observation.
(b) Observation, but not memory.
(c) Observation and memory.
(d) Observation and another person's memory.
3. How does the author describe the act of creative writing in the Introduction?
(a) As a solitary act.
(b) As a limited act.
(c) As a collaborative act.
(d) As an unlimited act.
4. What two ideals is the author blending in Chapter 9?
(a) The predictable with the unpredictable.
(b) The selfish with the unselfish.
(c) The intelligent with the unintelligent.
(d) The romantic with the realistic.
5. According to the author, what is an engaging narrative never about?
(a) Ordinary people doing extraordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(b) Ordinary people doing ordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(c) Extraordinary people doing ordinary things for extraordinary reasons.
(d) Ordinary people doing ordinary things for ordinary reasons.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which one of the following is not an example of how to vary the names of characters to distinguish them for the reader?
2. What type of motives should be included when writing a character that is more believable?
3. What type of imperfections can be appealing to readers?
4. What does the writer use with words to achieve his/her main goals?
5. How necessary is it for characters to be more than stereotypes in a narrative where an idea is the primary focus?
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