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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Knight want to let students know about writing?
(a) Why it's good to write.
(b) What they are in for.
(c) Why they should be creative.
(d) How to write enthusiastically.

2. What does Knight know he cannot pump into people?
(a) Skill.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Enthusiasm.

3. Which of the following does Knight say is not a story?
(a) A plot and a problem.
(b) Disconnected pieces of information.
(c) Characters and plot.
(d) A series of events.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If Knight were able to teach writing effectively, what might it destroy?

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

3. In what field does Knight specialize ?

4. With which of the following does Knight claim to struggle ?

5. What is Damon Knight's occupation?

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