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Introduction

1. What is Damon Knight's occupation?
(a) Historian.
(b) Professor.
(c) Critic.
(d) High school teacher.

2. In what type of courses does the author take part ?
(a) Article writing.
(b) Fiction writing.
(c) Grammar and spelling.
(d) Distance learning.

3. In what field does Knight specialize ?
(a) Short story writing.
(b) Characterization.
(c) Literary devices.
(d) Non-fiction writing.

4. With which of the following does Knight claim to struggle ?
(a) If it's possible to teach the essence of creativity.
(b) If it's possible to teach the essence of good writing.
(c) If it's possible to teach somebody to write.
(d) If it's possible to teach good reading skills.

5. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?
(a) Cognitive ability.
(b) Reading.
(c) Intuition.
(d) Creativity.

6. According to Knight, what have many writers never been taught?
(a) Why they write.
(b) How to write.
(c) What genre they should write.
(d) How to read.

7. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?
(a) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write.
(b) It is possible to teach somebody how to read.
(c) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.
(d) It is possible to teach somebody how to write.

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