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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Developing Your Talent as A Writer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 write.
(c) It is possible to teach somebody how to read.
(d) It is not possible to teach somebody how to write in the correct genre.

2. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?
(a) Techniques.
(b) The ability to create fantastic characters.
(c) The ability to write.
(d) Creativity.

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

4. When one sleeps, what can provide an answer to a story?
(a) Conscious.
(b) Unconscious.
(c) Subconscious.
(d) Conscience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When a writer first creates a character, how do they start?

2. Which of the following does Knight not say a writer must learn to do when writing a story?

3. What must a writer accept in order to have adequate sympathy?

4. In what type of courses does the author take part ?

5. Which of the following characteristics does Knight associate with learning to feel?

(see the answer key)

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