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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) How to write enthusiastically.
(b) Why it's good to write.
(c) What they are in for.
(d) Why they should be creative.

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

3. 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.

4. What does Knight describe as being a writer's job?
(a) Everything must make sense.
(b) Everything must fit and flow.
(c) Nothing can be clear.
(d) Nothing can be abstract.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What journey does Knight expect writers to take?

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

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

4. Which of the following conclusions did Knight arrive at?

5. What does Knight promise to share with the reader?

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